How ex-cop's harrowing story saved a life

By Cydonee Mardon
Updated January 7 2015 - 10:01am, first published January 1 2015 - 9:00pm
"If telling my story saved a life then the pain of recounting it as honestly as I did makes it more than worthwhile," says former police officer James. Picture: SYLVIA LIBER
"If telling my story saved a life then the pain of recounting it as honestly as I did makes it more than worthwhile," says former police officer James. Picture: SYLVIA LIBER

A former Illawarra police officer's courage to go public about his suicide attempt has saved the life of a serving cop battling post-traumatic stress disorder.

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