By Sophie Law For Mailonline
Published: 16:14 BST, 7 April 2019 | Updated: 16:44 BST, 7 April 2019
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A devastated sister has spoken of her heartbreak after both of her brothers tragically took their own lives within 10 months of one another.
Charlotte Rowe was left in disbelief when she received the news that her older sibling Matthew had been found dead at his university halls at the age of 20.
Less than a year later her younger brother Tom took his own life at their family home in Newport, Wales. He was only 15.
A devastated sister has spoken of her heartbreak after both of her brothers tragically took their own lives within 10 months of one another
The 21-year-old student admitted dealing with the passing of Matthew was a 'huge shock' and her 'first experience of death'.
She told Wales Online: 'I'd never lost anyone who was that close to me before, especially through suicide. I didn't really know what suicide was to be honest.'
But her life changed forever when Tom, who had shown no signs of struggling with his brother's death, took his own life in his bedroom.
Ms Rowe, who was studying sociology at Cardiff University at the time, said: 'I was just grieving on my own and thought "I can't deal with this again".
Charlotte Rowe was devastated when she received the news that her older sibling Matthew (pictured) was found dead at his university halls at the age of 20
Ms Rowe said both her brothers were 'normal' and didn't show signs that they were struggling with mental health
'I thought that I needed to carry on and