Teen dies plunging from sixth floor of university student accommodation after taking drugs Two parents said their lives were forever changed one Sunday when they were visited by two police officers just months after their son started university.
Lindsay and Alan Gilbert were visited by officers on April 14, 2024, after their son, Matthew, was involved in a tragic accident and was left battling for his life after being airlifted to hospital by Wales Air Ambulance.
A day prior, Mrs Gilbert had driven her son back to Swansea after a brief stay at home, during which he shared his dreams and ambitions of becoming a police officer upon completing his studies.
Mrs Gilbert told WalesOnline: "People have been very kind and we've had a massive amount of support from family, and also friends who live locally, and all the people who knew Matthew when he was little.
I just remember thinking: 'He fell from the sixth floor, how did he fall from the sixth floor?
