Barry West, 40, had long battled drug addiction, nightmares and psychiatric problems, according to reports. He was found dead from a suspected overdose at a hostel in Maidstone, Kent
Barry West, pictured as a kid, was found dead in Kent
Fred and Rosemary West’s youngest son has been found dead from a suspected overdose.
Barry West, 40, had long battled drug addiction, nightmares and psychiatric problems, according to reports.
Barry was just seven years old when he saw his parents beat his sister Heather to death at their home in Gloucester.
All the children of Fred and Rose West were forced to endure incest, brutal beatings, porn and prostitution.
But Barry was particularly affected by his parents’ crime history, people close to the family said.
A family source said: “He never found peace, never escaped the ghosts of Cromwell Street.