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On 01.12.15 an assessment team worker phoned Mr Cordell and reported
that she had received text messages from Mr Cordell saying that he will
commit suicide once a court case is finished.
Mr Cordell was assessed by Dr Cushion, psychiatrist based at the Home
Treatment Team,
on 08.12.15. There were no concerns identified concerning his personal
care. He said that he hasn't gone out for months and his mother does all the
shopping. He spoke about a conspiracy to destroy his good name and send
subliminal messages to him via the television.
Mr Cordell said that the woman in the flat upstairs had been “stalking him”
he elaborated and said that she stamps on the floor when she hears him
moving around his flat or taking off his clothes. He spoke about his plans to
start a global business for children. He said that he had about having
thoughts of killing himself when he eventually clears his name. He did not
accept that he had a mental disorder during the assessment.
On 10.12.15 Mr Cordell was contacted by Goodie Adama, early
intervention team worker. He said that he was not interested in meeting with
mental health services. He spoke about being victimised by the police. On
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and there was no evidence thought disorder or psychotic symptoms on the
telephone. He said that he didn’t feel safe leaving the flat which appeared to
be due concerns about police harassment. He said that complaint that he had
made about a police officer had led to that police officer being arrested.
On 08.01.16 Goodie received a telephone call from Mr Cordell’s mother.
She said that she was concerned about Mr Cordell and said that she had
been concerned about him for over a year but would not specify what her
concerns were. Goodie phoned Mr Cordell the same day he spoke about
conspiracies involving the police and appeared thought disordered and
thought about conspiracies.
On 13.01.16 Goodie spoke to Mr Cordell to see if he would agree to a home
visit that day but said that it was not a convenient time, but he was prepared
to have a visit at another time.
On 15.01.16 he agreed to have home visit during a further telephone
conversation with Goodie.
On 19.01.16 he was visited at home by Goodie and Sandra Muschett, senior
practitioner. He was noted to be paranoid, grandiose and not eating well. He
denied any suicidal thoughts.
On 21.01.16 Sandra Muschet had a telephone conversation with Mr
Cordell’s mother. She said that Mr Cordell had been harassed by the police
for a number of years and that his preoccupation with the police was based
on reality. She reported that Mr Cordell is not eating, not going out and has
poor self-care.
On 22.01.16 an attempt was made to assess Mr Cordell under the Mental
Health Act. Mr Cordell was angry that he had an unannounced assessment.
He spoke about feeling targeted by the police. He spoke about being
arrested numerous times and had a curfew from the police. He refused to