London, Sep 28 (IANS) Jade Goody's widower Jack Tweed, who is in jail awaiting trial on a rape charge, has threatened to kill himself, his mother says.

Tweed was accused by a girl after returning to his bachelor flat from a night out.

"The first time I saw Jack in Pentonville was the worst. I went with his brother Lewis and sister Laura and we were allowed a two-hour visit in private - but it was horrible. Really, really horrendous.

"Jack was in shambles. He hadn't washed in days, he looked grubby and grimy and there was dirt round his neck," thesun.co.uk quoted Mary as saying.

"But it was his mental state that was even more shocking to me. As soon as he saw me he broke down in tears and told me straight out that he wanted to kill himself.

"He asked me to take flowers to Jade's grave and just kept repeating that he didn't want to carry on living. The absolutely worst thing a mother can hear is her son say he wants to end his life," she added.