SAS medic Jamie Ferguson ‘asked for help’ before he killed himself

An SAS medic who saved hundreds of soldiers’ lives has killed himself amid a surge in armed forces suicides.

Staff Sergeant Jamie Ferguson, 36, made a video moments before he took his own life on June 18. He said: “I asked for help but no one was listening. They didn’t understand.”

Sergeant Ferguson, a veteran of multiple tours to Iraq and Afghanistan, shot himself after making the recording at the Leuchars military base in Fife.

His death was one of five military suicides in a week. It is believed that since the start of lockdown at least 14 serving and former armed forces personnel have killed themselves.

Sergeant Ferguson’s widow, Sammi, told the Sunday Mirror: “My husband asked for help but was ignored. The