Latrell's brother opens up on suicide attempt

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Shaquai Mitchell lugs the shot up the tract and crashes into bruising defences, but the South Sydney prop whitethorn person conscionable made the bravest determination of his vocation disconnected the field.

Latrell Mitchell's older brother has revealed successful a earthy interrogation with 9News that a conflict with slump and anxiousness resulted successful him attempting to perpetrate suicide.

"I'll basal up and accidental it: I've attempted (to) perpetrate termination and everything myself," Mitchell said.

"It was a very, precise agelong process. It wasn't casual and it wasn't quick. It was three, 4 years of good, harsh punishment from the wrong out."

Mitchell's combat against intelligence wellness coincided with struggles with his weight.

But he's whittled down from 167 kilograms to 116, making him astir unrecognisable.

His relentless enactment culminated successful him joining the Rabbitohs' top-30 roster connected a two-year woody successful November.

More importantly, Mitchell is present successful a blessed place.

Watch the NRL All Stars connected Saturday, February 11 unrecorded and escaped connected Nine and 9Now.

"Been caput down, bum up since time dot," helium said.

"Now I'm lasting present arsenic a afloat grown man. I'm strong, I'm powerful. The intelligence state, the affectional state, the spiritual authorities ... I've ne'er been this beardown successful my beingness and present I tin amusement my kids that anyone tin bash anything.

"To get distant from the game, to beryllium (a) stronger idiosyncratic and travel back, it conscionable means it makes it a small spot much special."

Mitchell spoke to 9News from New Zealand, wherever he'll correspond the Indigenous squad successful the NRL All Stars crippled connected Saturday.

Latrell volition play astatine fullback and his older member has been named to commencement successful the beforehand row.

If you oregon anyone you cognize needs contiguous support, interaction Lifeline connected 13 11 14 oregon via lifeline.org.au. In an emergency, telephone 000.

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