THE mother of a soldier who was on board the tragic helicopter flight has hit out at the MoD for failing to help her “severely traumatised” son after the accident.

June Hamilton’s son, Christopher, left the Army five months after the accident after being diagnosed with post traumatic shock disorder.

Following the crash, he spent two-and-a-half weeks in The James Cook University Hospital, in Middlesbrough, where he received treatment for a broken shoulder, a fractured bone in his heel and a chest contusion.

Mrs Hamilton said that although the teenager was severely traumatised by the ordeal, the Army refused to give him a medical discharge.

“From the day he left the Army without a medical discharge, we have been left to it,” she said.

“We have received no help from the Army whatsoever.

Myself and two other mothers have had to get medical help for our boys and have had to suffer much heartache over their mental state.”

The 19-year-old has not worked since he left the Army and is undergoing cognitive behaviour therapy.

Mrs Hamilton, along with the families of two other soldiers on board the helicopter – Dahrll Duncan and John Falconer – have launched a civil claim against the MoD for nearly £1m.

She said: “Christopher is riddled with guilt because he survived and Sean [Tait] died.

“He can’t bring himself to read any of the reports about the inquest and will never be able to fly again.

“He doesn’t sleep and he doesn’t eat well – he’s over 6ft but weighs under ten stone.

“He just wants the nightmare to end.”

Mrs Hamilton said the support from the mothers of other victims of the crash had kept her going.

“Without them, I don’t think I would have coped," she said.