PC Ryan Donaldson, 31, ended his life at the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct last December after texting his ex-girlfriend: “You can’t bother me anymore” and telling her family: “Sorry for what I’m about to do.” A police officer dove 120 feet from an aqueduct hours after telling his parents that a relationship was over, an investigation heard.
An inquest in Ruthin heard that PC Donaldson, who joined North Wales Police in 2018 and was serving in Wrexham’s rural division, had suffered from depression for a couple of years. At the time of his death, his family described him as “a much-loved son and brother who will be sorely missed.”
PC Ryan Donaldson Age
PC Ryan Donaldson was 31 years old.
PC Ryan Donaldson Fell to his death just hours after breaking up with his girlfriend
PC Donaldson died on December 11, 2022, after jumping to his death, witnesses said in a statement read at the hearing. Witnesses thought he had landed in the River Dee but later saw that he had fallen on a road.
Sergeant Joseph Dunne, who responded to the incident, said he found a police warrant card in his pocket before realizing it was PC Donaldson, whom he knew. Consulting pathologist Dr. Mark Atkinson gave the cause of death as multiple injuries.
The officer’s mother, Linda Donaldson, with whom she lived in St Giles Crescent, Wrexham, said he told her that morning her relationship had ended. The circumstances surrounding the breakup were not disclosed to the investigation. Mrs. Donaldson added that she then said that she was going for a walk.
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Shortly before his death, PC Donaldson texted his ex-girlfriend: “You just can’t bother me anymore.” He also sent a text message to his family members apologizing for ‘what I’m about to do’. PC Donaldson was said to enjoy socializing with friends from the city and his colleagues on duty.
“He was extremely proud to serve with the North Wales Police. He loved being a police officer and his family was very proud of what he had accomplished,” his loved ones said in a statement.
Recording a finding of suicide, John Gittins, chief coroner for eastern and central North Wales, told the officer’s sister: “To describe it as a tragedy is inadequate.” “Clearly, he had struggled for years, but he provided valuable service as a police officer. It is a great loss for his family and for everyone.
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