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• 19/1/16 Referred for MHA due to concerns by early intervention service - "He
appeared paranoid about people, police especially and had grandiose delusions. Not
eating well. No apparent evidence of self-harm or harm to others".
• 22/1/16 "Simon presented as paranoid, suspicious, and grandiose with flights of ideas,
clear evidence that he is suffering from a mental disorder" Section 135 applied for as
Mr Cordell not allowing access to his property.
• 02/2/16 MHA assessment completed, assessed as not detainable, plan made for follow
up with Early Intervention Service.
• 29/2/16 Mr Cordell was discharged from EIS as he was not willing to engage with the
team and did not feel that he had a mental illness.
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6. Past Medical History
- Electronic notes state that Mr Cordell has Crohn’s disease; however, this is elsewhere
described as irritable bowel syndrome.
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- Mr Cordell currently has an injury to his left 5 finger which is under review by ward
doctors.
7. Medication prior to admission
- None
8. Family History
- Mr Cordell’s maternal grandmother suffered from a mental illness, most likely
schizophrenia, for which she received clozapine treatment and had admissions to hospital.
9. Personal History
- Mr Cordell was born at North Middlesex University Hospital. He has a younger
brother and sister. 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, he is also setting up a charity. At the moment he says he is not able to earn
from this due to the restrictions of his bail.
10. 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)
- 2015 Received a 5-year ASBO for organising illegal raves- not allowed to enter
industrial or disused premises between 10pm and 7 am.
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- Mr Cordell has stated that he is currently on bail for making threats to harm his
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neighbours; he has a court date relating to this on 8" October 2016.
11. Drug and Alcohol History
- Documented on RIO notes in December 2015 to have been using cannabis 'skunk' on
a daily basis at that time.