‘I’m so sorry’: The haunting last texts sent to a loving mother by her son moments before he killed himself leaving behind his two young children
- Father-of-two Scott Antonini took his own life after a quiet battle with depression
- He sent his mother Maree Jones a text to say ‘I’m sorry, mum’ moments before
- His family are now trying to create awareness about mental health conditions
Scott Antonini (pictured) was one of four people in his small town in Ipswich, Queensland, who took their own lives within one weekend in August, 2019
A depressed father-of-two sent a harrowing apology to his mother hours before he killed himself.
Scott Antonini was one of four people in his small town in Ipswich, Queensland, who took their own lives within one weekend in July, 2019.
He left behind his two young daughters, Mikayla and Haylee, after a quiet battle with depression.
Before he died, Mr Antonini sent his mother Maree Jones a text to say sorry.
The text, which read ‘I’m sorry mum,’ was the last Mrs Jones ever heard from her son.
She told the Sunshine Coast Daily she’s still struggling to cope, three months on.
‘I’m just not coping at all. I’ve got to see a counsellor,’ she said.
‘I just keep thinking he’s asleep, or he’s just gone on a holiday and I just keep waiting for him to come through the door and come home from work.’
He left behind his two adolescent daughters, Mikayla and Haylee, after a quiet battle with depression
Before he died, Mr Antonini sent his mother Maree Jones (left) a text to say sorry. Mr Antonini’s stepdad Denis Jones (right) said communities need to band together to talk openly about suicide and its prevention
The eldest of the two girls, Mikayla, shared photos of her father to social media after his death, saying she knew he was watching down on her.
In a photo of her, Mr Antonini and her sister from when the girls were little, Mikaela wrote: ‘I know you’re proud of us daddy.’
Next month, the family will celebrate what would have been Mr Antonini’s 42nd birthday.
Mr Antonini’s stepdad Denis Jones said communities need to band together to talk openly about suicide and its prevention.
He said it is currently considered ‘taboo’ and that nobody wants to talk about it, but that mentality is what is damaging the community.
‘It’s a disease and we can’t cure it unless we all pull together and communicate, that’s the key word,’ he said.
Next month, the family will celebrate what would have been Mr Antonini’s 42nd birthday
Scott Antonini was one of four people in his small town in Ipswich, Queensland, who killed themselves within one weekend in August, 2019