A grieving mum whose son was found hanged at her home was sent a greetings card saying she should follow him to the grave.

Hazel Lynch was left devastated after finding the body of her son Dean Hearne, 42, at the family home on Wigmore Road, Carshalton on January 8 last year.

On December 17 last year she received a Christmas card through her door signed “her loving son Dean” which blamed her for his death.

It said: “Make everyone’s Christmas wish come true this year, come and be with me, don’t chicken out or cry for help.”

Sutton police investigated, but last week contacted Mrs Lynch to tell her their investigation had concluded.

No one was arrested or charged in connection with the offence.

Now Mrs Lynch is personally appealing for help to track down who is responsible.

She said her neighbour had seen a teenage girl delivering a card through her door.

She said: “I was heartbroken when Dean died. If I could have done anything to prevent what happened, I would have.

“How anyone could send a card like that to someone who has lost a loving son? I just do not understand.”

An inquest heard father-of-three Mr Hearne, who worked as a scaffolder, had been feeling down in the months before his death, because he had not seen his children.

The night before he died, he was taken for a drink by his nephew in an attempt to cheer him up.

When he returned home at around 2.15am, he asked his mother to have another drink with him, but when she refused, he told her he loved her and she went back to bed.

Mrs Lynch discovered his body the following morning, when she went downstairs.

The coroner recorded an open verdict, after being unable to decide if Mr Hearne’s death was an accident or suicide.

A police spokesman said: “Police have investigated [the greetings card] incident and are unable to continue to investigate unless further evidence comes to light.

“This card has caused the victim considerable distress and upset and if anyone has any information about the matter they, then please contact Sutton police station on 101, quoting reference 4014185/11.”