My son should be here, says mum after Nottinghamshire NHS errors

Mrs Southern said the family “knew something was wrong” before her son died and he was asking for the trust’s help.

“There was nobody checking on him three months before he died. He wasn’t looked after,” she said.

Mr Southern had “such a lot of life left him” prior to his death, his mum said.

The 41-year-old was engaged and had plans with his fiancee and his family had “never seen him so happy”.

He was due to be married on 4 December but instead, on that day, his loved ones will be commemorating him.

“He wasn’t just somebody who was known to have a mental health disorder, there were many other facets to Jimmy,” Mrs Southern said.

“He loved motorbikes, cars, quad-biking, axe-throwing. He loved his children dearly and he was a very proud grandad.”

“If those failings can be rectified – if it saves one more family from going through what we’ve been through, that will be well worth it to me, because it has been horrendous,” she added.