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Jobless dad-to-be hanged himself over stress of applying for benefits

An unemployed dad-to-be tragically hanged himself after becoming "stressed" by his struggle to fill in benefits forms correctly, a court has heard.

Tragic Mark William Jacka, 26, was expecting his first child with girlfriend Erin Weston but was having problems getting help from the state, an inquest was told.

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