By Adam Dutton and James Connell
A mom who thought she was having a heart attack was left hospitalised with 'broken heart syndrome' - months after her soldier son took his own life.
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Rob Homans, a bombardier with the Royal Horse Artillery, died on August 22, 2025. (Dawn Turner via SWNS)
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