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Mr Cordell was born at North Middlesex University Hospital. He has a younger brother and
sister. Mr Cordell says he knows his maternal grandmother attempted suicide on a number of
occasions and had had admissions to mental hospital. Mr Cordell's father worked as a union
representative and his mother ran her own computer company.
Mr Cordell says he did not get on well with his father who was a violent man. He was violent
towards Mr Cordell, Mr Cordell's mother and siblings Mr Cordell left home at the age of
fifteen and was homeless for a while. He was placed in to care after stealing a pint of milk He
was placed in a series of children's care homes around the UK but says that each time he
would steal a car and drive back to London.
Mr Cordell said he was pushed hard to achieve at school by his father and that he was "an A-
star student" for most of the time. He says he was intelligent and would do the work at other
times and as a result would often just "mess about" in class. He went on to college and
studied engine mechanics, completing a city & guilds qualification. After leaving school he
went on to get jobs in the construction industry.
Mr Cordell says he has tried to build himself up a business for providing party entertainment.
At the moment he says he is not able to earn from this due to the restrictions of his bail.
Mr Cordell has had one long term relationship which he describes as "my first true love".
This is with a woman called Diana who is currently studying physiotherapy. They were
together thirteen years, but he says she has moved back out of his flat in recent months. Mr
Cordell thinks this is
SIMON CORDELL
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735,
Barnet, Enfield and Haringey
Mental Health NHS Trust
A University Teaching Trust
secondary to the repeated involvement of the police in their lives and the stress this has
caused.
Mr Cordell says he does not smoke tobacco and does not drink alcohol.
Grandmother (? maternal) had BPAD and/or schizophrenia
PSYCHIATRIC HISTORY in brief
-Has previously been open to Enfield EIS, discharged in March 2016 due to non-engagement
-Has been assessed under the MHA in 2014 and early 2016 but was not detained as there was
not sufficient evidence of a mental disorder
FORENSIC HISTORY
Mr Cordell was put in a Young Offender's Institution at the age of 16 after repeated driving
offences (driving without a license)
Mr Cordell says he has not been in trouble with the police for a number of years. He had
stolen some trainers at a festival in 2009 and prior to that had not been in trouble since 2005.
He denied any violent offences.
Mr Cordell currently stands accused of burglary. He has a solicitor and the case will not be
heard until July at the earliest.
MEDICAL HISTORY
Simon said he had Crohn's disease as a child. He denied any other physical health problems.
DRUGS AND ALCOHOL
He said he only got drunk once a teenager and has since not taken alcohol or drugs. He
denied current use
FINANCE
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