Heartbroken dad of driver murdered by road-rage gangster Kenneth Noye killed himself hours after his dog died
A HEARTBROKEN dad whose son was murdered by a road-rage gangster killed himself just hours after his dog died.
Kenneth Cameron, 75, took his own life in March this year after being hit hard by a number of devastating events.
He was found in his retirement home flat by his brother Gary, before being rushed to a hospital in Ashford, Kent, where he died just 24 hours later.
An inquest told of how he was haunted by the release of killer Ken Noye, 75.
Kenneth was left grief-stricken after Stephen, 21, was stabbed to death by Noye in a fit of road-rage following a row on the motorway back in 1996.
The thug had previously been acquitted for stabbing undercover detective John Fordham to death in 1985 after claiming self-defence.
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But he was jailed for 14 years for handling stolen gold and released in 1994 before stabbing Stephen two years later.
Kenneth and his wife Toni had campaigned tirelessly to keep the killer behind bars but he was eventually freed in 2019.
Heartbroken Kenneth faced further tragedy when Toni died in 2016, with the family burying her ashes next to Stephen.
And the death of his furry friend, was tragically the latest piece of harrowing news that led to Kenneth taking his own life.
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Recording a verdict of suicide, coroner Katrina Hepburn said: "Mr Cameron's mental health had been deteriorating since the death of his wife.
"He had been particularly hit by the death of his dog.
"When his brother went to see him he was found unconscious in his flat.";
The inquest also heard that Mr Cameron was "upset that he had survived" a heart attack in 2017.
Consultant Dr Debkuma Pandit told the Coroner he gathered Mr Cameron's family together as his condition worsened.
Dr Pandit said: "His family mentioned that he was depressed for many years and that the death of his dog was the trigger for his suicide attempt."
A year after killer Noye was released, he was seen at the interchange where he stabbed Stephen.
Speaking at the time, Kenneth told The Sun: “It’s like Noye’s walking on Stephen’s grave.
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"I feel sickened that he has gone back to the place where he took my son’s life.”
He said he felt Noye was "laughing in the face of authority", adding: "He's pouring salt on my wounds."