Bradford on Avon boy, 10, cuts off hair in memory of dad

Darshan has cut off his hair in memory of his father Stin

A 10-year-old from Wiltshire has cut his long hair to raise money for charity in memory of his father.

Stin Cole struggled with his mental health and took his own life in July aged 42.

His son Darshan, from Bradford-on-Avon, is raising money for the suicide prevention charity Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM).

His grandfather Rob Pascoe said: "He is an absolute star, a shining example of how thoughtful young people can be."

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Darshan's hair stretched the whole length of his back

More than 36cm of hair was chopped

The hair will be donated to the Little Princess Trust charity that provides wigs to children and young adults who have lost their own hair through cancer treatment or other conditions.

So far more than £1,300 has been raised through a Just Giving page.

Mr Pascoe described his son-in-law Stin Cole as a brilliant father to Darshan.

He said Mr Cole's death would have long term ramifications for Darshan, but Darshan had been thinking of others and was keen to do something to raise awareness of depression and how it can affect people's lives.

Darshan's hair is now shoulder-length

He said said Mr Cole had been suffering with his mental health for a number of years.

Some 125 lives are lost each week in the UK to suicide, according to the charity CALM, and 75% of those who take their own lives are men.

The charity said it existed to change this.