Proud moment: Louis Moore
A professional footballer found his brother hanged in his bedroom after he found out his girlfriend had been cheating on him, an inquest heard.
Byron Moore discovered the dead body of his heartbroken older brother Louis Moore, 28, just hours after signing for Port Vale FC on July 3.
An inquest heard their mother received a text message from Louis saying "I want to be alone, it's over" as Byron put pen to paper with the League One club.
After rushing back from Vale Park stadium to Louis' house in Meir Hay, Staffs, the 26-year-old footballer discovered his brother's lifeless body in his bedroom.
Nothing could be done to save Louis, himself a promising athlete, who represented Great Britain as a teen.
North Staffordshire Coroners Court heard Byron had also received disturbing messages earlier in the day from Louis.
Giving evidence, Byron - who joined Port Vale from Crewe Alexandra - said the texts suggested Louis' ex had been seeing another man before they split up.
He told the inquest: "My brother and I were really close and we would text each other most days.
"I only knew about what happened after I had a text message from him on the day I was signing for Port Vale telling me they had split up.
“He said she had been seeing another man.
On the ball: Byron in action for Crewe Alexandra
It was a bit of shock.
"It just seemed to come of the blue."
Coroner Ian Smith concluded that Louis had taken his own life and said the revelation his former partner might have cheated on him could have been a trigger for his suicide.
He said: "Louis found a mobile device belonging to her [his ex-girlfriend] suggesting she had a relationship with someone else.
“He found out on the day and it may be that was a trigger for him to do what he did.
"Clearly he was deeply upset by losing his long-term girlfriend and then even more upset and angry at finding messages on the phone and that has tipped him over the edge."
Louis's former partner said in a statement that her ex had told her he had called the Samaritans because he was struggling to cope after they split up.
Louis had once been a part of the under-13s Great Britain team whose 1997 record for the 4x100m relay race at Northwood Stadium, Staffs, remains unbeaten.
He also excelled in long jump, high jump and pentathlon and was coached by Jim Talbot, who worked with double Olympic gold medallist Daley Thompson.
At the time of the tragic incident, Byron, who scored in the 2012 League Two play-off final for Crewe Alexandra at Wembley, said he would dedicate every goal he scores in future to his brother.
Verdict: Suicide
Talented: Louis Moore was a gifted sportsman
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