A family member told The Sun that Troy was depressed after being disowned by friends because of his heavy drinking.
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The 46 year old Doncaster man was found trying to gas himself in a vehicle near his home and it’s been claimed that he was intoxicated when police were called to the scene.
The 46-year-old, who split from the singer’s mother Johannah Poulston in 1997 when he was five, was arrested and taken to a police station, before pleading guilty at Doncaster Magistrates’ Court to failing to provide a specimen. Troy was reported missing on Tuesday following a fall-out with his brother over a hotel they own together. He was arrested on suspicion of drink-driving after refusing to provide a breath test and has since been released on unconditional bail until 10 September.
Prosecutor Joanne Lewis-Crookes described the case as “an unfortunate set of events”, according to The Sunday.
Sources tell The Sun the estranged patriarch feels alone in the world, as many of his loved ones have written him off.
“He had been reported as a missing person and there were real concerns about his mental state and well-being”.
She said it was suspected he had gone off having borrowed a friends auto to kill himself.
“It’s tragic. He’s lost all of his friends”.
He added: “There’s a lot of background to this case”.
Austin has previously spoken of his regret at his broken relationship with Tomlinson and said: “I’ve missed out on Louis’ life and I’d like to make up for that”.
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Louis uses the surname of his step-papa Mark Tomlinson when his matriarch remarried instead of his biological old man. Recently, his dad tried to reach out and fix their relationship after it appeared that he’s going to have a baby with the celebrity stylist Briana Jungwirth.
