OMG SUICIDE

Oh god, how awful. I'm so so sorry for your brother, and for her little one, how horrific for them.

As someone who's worked around youth suicide a fair bit, I suppose the only understanding I can pass on would be that sometimes depression affects people so much that they literally cannot see that they have other options, and honestly believe that loved ones would be better off without them.

I really hope your brother is ok, I'd honestly suggest he gets some counselling. I witnessed a suicide attempt a few years ago, and didn't take it well, and ended up in therapy for a couple of months. Therapy was incredibly helpful for processing the experience, because honestly, it's not one we're automatically equipped to deal with.

Yeah definitely sort out some counselling for your brother. I too have witnessed attempts on many occassions(with the person I mentioned in the other thread) thank goodness that they've come out the other end and now they are like a totally different person. Sometimes we never know why some people choose to take their own lives..depression can be such a deceptive thing. On the outside they put on such a brave front yet inside they feel nothing but darkness and see no end to it. Be strong, you're family will come through this.