Charlotte Dawson pens heartbreaking tribute to her brother-in-law Glen after he took his own life

Charlotte Dawson has shared the heartbreaking news that her brother-in-law Glen Southern has passed away after taking his own life.

The TV personality, 27, took to social media and shared several photos of Glen along with his wife Samantha and their children as she urged people to ‘be kind’.

Charlotte penned an emotional tribute to Glen, describing him as the ‘the best husband, father & brother in law we could of asked for’. 

She wrote: ‘I can’t even believe I’m writing this… I feel sick. My beautiful sister @sammysuns & our family had the most devastating thing happen to us on Saturday morning. 

‘A family man, the best husband, father & brother in law we could of asked for sadly passed away unexpectedly taking his own life leaving all of us heartbroken especially my sister, his brave daughter @jesssouthernx and my baby niece & nephew who were his complete world, which breaks my heart. 

‘I promise to look after them forever my cherubs. We all don’t understand and will never know why.’

Charlotte has set up a GoFundMe page to help provide the family with financial support in the wake of the tragedy. At the time of publication, it had raised £959 out of a £1,000 goal. 

The page stated that Glen suffered the loss of his mother from coronavirus in recent months while he was also struggling to run his business in the wake of the pandemic.

Charlotte wrote: ‘I’m trying to stay strong for my family and thought that I’d make a GoFundMe page that would help support them as this came as such a shock and knocked us all. 

‘We appreciate you reading it & would be grateful for any support. I’ve linked the page on my story, thank you so much ❤️ 

‘You genuinely don’t know what’s going through someone’s head, no matter how happy they look… it’s terrifying. Please everyone always be kind. ❤️

The GoFundMe page reads: ‘”Remembering Glen Southern”. Sadly and very suddenly, taken his own life my sister’s husband died on Saturday 20th June. 

‘He leaves behind his beautiful wife Samantha and 6 beautiful children which they had between them including two very young children aged 5 and 2. 

‘Glen has struggled in recent months due to the bereavement of his mother, who died due to coronavirus. 

‘He was also struggling to do his business in the coronavirus climate. We are such a close family and this is heartbreaking. 

‘We want to remember Glen and his life, we humbly ask for any donations no matter how small to aid his bereaved family.’

If you have been affected by this story, you can call the Samaritans on 116 123 or visit www.samaritans.org.