Frazer Hammill's Tragic Suicide After Arrest

0:00On April 22nd, Fraser Hamill, the 41-year-old actor, known for roles in Emmerdale and Happy Valley, took his own life last December 30th. Just one day after his arrest, over a sexual assault allegation. Lancashire Police got a report on December 17th about an assault on a woman in her 40s that happened three days earlier on the 14th. They had South Yorkshire Police arrest Hamill and Donkaster on the 29th. Interview him and release him on bail that same day. His sister Caroline told the inquest she was in complete shock, saying the family had no clue he was struggling that deeply. He'd seemed perfectly. Content. Right up until then, when police and paramedics reached his flat around 2 p.m., they found him unresponsive from hanging, and efforts to revive him failed by 2-13. P.M., he'd left a no for his neighbor to call cops and not go inside, plus messages for family and friends. The corner ruled it a deliberate suicide with clear planning, closing the police probe while notifying the victim.

1:00Hamill's credits also included parts in Abraham's point and the heart of Thomas Hardy, a tough end to a guy building a solid screen presence.