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An expert has analysed the "heartbreaking" mindset of a desperate man who tragically took his own life with a chainsaw. ‌

David Phyall's living room was discovered drenched in blood, splattered across the floors, walls and furniture. The 50 year old had ended his life in a horrific manner after being evicted from his home. ‌

He had lived in his 1960s property in a tranquil Hampshire village for eight years. The man, who had a history of mental health issues, declined offers of rehousing and was "irrationally opposed" to what he saw as the "injustice" of being forced out of his repossessed home. ‌

Phil Macleod, therapist and founder of Thought Reader, told The Mirror: "This is a deeply distressing and disturbing case, but it highlights something we see often in p

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