The report, launched after the man died of a drug overdose, found that same-sex couples who lived in the countryside tended to find it harder to access support compared with those in urban areas.

The review into the man's death was carried out after his family alleged his husband had been abusive to him, had known he was going to take his own life and could have prevented it.

Police launched an investigation but did not find evidence to charge anyone and no arrests have been made.

However, the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner conducted a domestic abuse probe, with Norfolk Community Safety Partnership (NCSP), to see if lessons could be learned.

The review has now been published, and highlights a series of concerns.

'Simon', who lived in Norfolk, took his own life in a public car park (Image: Newsquest)

In 2022, the man was found inside his vehicle with a handwritten note to his husband, stating "sorry".

Despite the efforts of the emergency services, he could not be revived.

The inquest into his death at Norfolk Coroner's Court, opened by the county's senior coroner Jacqueline Lake, heard he had died from methadone toxicity.

A full inquest has yet to take place.

Jacqueline Lake, Norfolk's senior coroner (Image: Denise Bradley)

Norfolk Coroner's Court (Image: Newsquest)

The report - which has anonymised those involved, with 'Simon' as the deceased and 'Thomas' as his husband - described how the couple met in 2008 and married in 2014.

It said:........

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