Heartbreaking new details have emerged in the death of Maddy Cusack, as an inquest hears claims that she was made to feel deeply uncomfortable after allegedly being pressured to reveal a private relationship and was reportedly called a “psycho” by her manager before her tragic death at just 27. Her father told the court she feared disclosing her mental health struggles because she believed she could be stigmatized within the club, raising difficult questions about workplace culture, player welfare, and the support available behind the scenes.
Maddy Cusack was concerned she would be stigmatised by Sheffield United and head coach Jonathan Morgan if she disclosed her mental health problems in the weeks leading up to her death, according to her father. The former Sheffield United women’s vice-captain was found dead at her home in Horsley, Derbyshire, by her father, David Cusack, on September … Read more