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All attended. A s135(1) warrant was obtained but not executed as Mr
Cordell gave access. A lock smith was present, but their services were not
required as Mr Cordell opened the door. The police were present but
remained outside the property.
Mr Cordell’s home was somewhat cluttered with a large printer by the
door. However, it was clean and organised. He had food in the kitchen.
His mother and a female friend were present. Mr Cordell was expecting
the assessment to take place. He was appropriately groomed and dressed.
He had put his dog in the garden. Mr Cordell expressed his unhappiness
about the warrant being obtained. He said that if he had been sent an
appointment letter, he would give professionals access.
He mentioned on going issues with the police and that he had a court case
in February. His speech was somewhat rapid at the start of the interview,
but this appeared to be due to anxiety rather than thought disorder. His
speech slowed as the interview went on. Mr Cordell did change topic of
conversation a number of times as there was particular information that he
wanted to share with the team. He spoke a project to start a community
internet site and showed those present a business plan that was on his
computer. He showed us documents which he said were related to his
court case. He pointed out a line in the document that said that all the
suspects were white and said that this was part of his legal challenge to
his Anti-Social Behaviour Order.
He denied any symptoms of mental illness when asked about a variety of
psychotic symptoms. He denied suicidal ideation. He spoke about
difficulties he had with his upstairs neighbour relating to noise
disturbance. He showed us some letters which said that his neighbour had
written to him. He said that his neighbour has an alcohol problem and a
learning disability.
There was no evidence of distraction, confusion or that he was responding
to internal stimuli.
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It is my view that Mr Cordell’s detention was not in the interests of his
health as I did not identify evidence of mental disorder during the visit. I
did not believe that Mr Cordell’s detention was necessary for his safety,
Mr Cordell denied experiencing any suicidal ideation and could I not
identify other risks to safety apart from possible substance misuse which
could not be used as the basis of detention without clear evidence of a
mental disorder associated with the substance misuse issues. I also did not
think that the threshold for detention on the basis of safety was met, he
was having conflict with neighbour this conflict did not appear to be
driven by any mental disorder.
Patient’s name
Simon Cordell
Date of assessment: 03.02.16
5. Consultation with Nearest Relative and process of identifying the
Nearest Relative
I identified Mr Cordell’s Nearest Relative as his mother Lorraine Cordell.
Mr Cordell lives alone and is single. As far as I could ascertain he did not