Your story is so important to share. Thank you for this brutally honest account that highlights the complexities of mental illness. Having seen a family destroyed by a sibling murderer, I know it isn't always parental negligence that caused a child to go off the rails.

I remember reading about both of the cases in the news at the time; I can't imagine seeing the like and it's your own causing the pain.

I've no doubt your courage to write this down will help and encourage others with tragedy in their lives to do the same.