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Marcus Coates-Walker was instructed on behalf of the family at the inquest of George Twiddy who ended his own life after becoming overwhelmed with psychosis and voices in his head.
Despite George’s worsening mental health (which resulting in him threatening to hang himself after leaving home and sending an emotional text to say goodbye to his family), mental health services were accused of “failing” him and missing opportunities to help. Mental health services from Southern Health and Hampshire County Council were urged to ‘work smarter’ to avoid this tragedy ever happening again at Portsmouth Coroner’s Court. As a result of residual concern that others could suffer a similar tragedy, the Coroner stated he would draft a Prevention of Future Death Report.
Marcus has experience of a broad range of inquest work arising in the context of both personal injury and clinical negligence. He has appeared at Article 2 and jury inquests with multiple lay and expert witnesses. Read more here.
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