Family of dead ex-head of Marines' say Navy bosses 'passed the buck' on his mental health

Father, 54, said he was struggling to cope with UK withdrawal from Afghanistan Relatives are angered by officials who 'passed the buck' over his mental health Major General Matt Holmes was found dead at his home in Winchester last week A war of words raged yesterday over Navy top brass mudslinging surrounding the death of the ex-head of the Royal Marines. Relatives of Major General Matt Holmes, 54, have been angered by naval officials who raced to 'settle scores and pass the buck' over his mental health, a friend said. Relatives of Major General Matt Holmes, who was found dead in his home last week, 54, are angered by naval officials who raced to 'settle scores and pass the buck' over his mental health His family feels the head of the Armed Forces, Admiral Sir Tony Radakin, played 'a significant part in the turmoil' the veteran faced. A friend of the Holmes family said Sir Tony and his deputy, Vice Admiral Nicholas Hine, had played a role in Major General Holmes's decision to leave his job.