![]() He refers to his lowest ebb in Brighton - contemplating suicide - as also a "positive" turning point as it was then that he sought help. Now 23, Tchatchet has leave to remain in the UK until 2021, having successfully applied for asylum. ![]() Tchatchet finished fifth at the 2014 Commonwealth Games while representing Cameroon However, it was an experience he said he could not enjoy as he felt he was unable to return to his homeland - he still feels he cannot discuss the reasons. Then, aged 19, he had competed for his native Cameroon at the Commonwealth Games and had come fifth in the men's 85kg weightlifting event. Tchatchet found himself destitute in Brighton in 2014 having travelled from Glasgow. You feel suicidal all the time because you just think you're useless." "You just feel ashamed and that you're nothing. "I was living under a bridge in a new city in a new country. "It got to the point where I thought 'why am I even doing this? Why am I wasting time? Just kill yourself'," he says. ![]() He had been rough sleeping for over two months and had finally run out of money, unable to buy food or water. Cyrille Tchatchet II had reached his lowest moment. ![]()
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