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getting easily irritated even by the sound of a flushing toilet; this happened very
recently, and he threatened the resident concerned. The Council was of the opinion that
these are signs of mental illness and suggested that BEH should proceed with an MHA.
The Council argued that this is for the protection of others as well as Mr Cordell’s own
safety.
• Subsequently the council sent us a copy of ‘Anti-Social Behaviour, Tenancy concerns and
breaches- pre-action letter’ which contained a chronology of alleged incidents dating
from 2016. These alleged incidents were in the meaning of an antisocial behaviour
presentation.
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• On the 17 October Mr Cordell was discussed in our MDT meeting. A decision was made
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to conduct an MHA. An MHA was attempted on the 19 October. Mr Cordell did not
cooperate, and the assessment did not take place.
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• On the 23 October an application for a warrant was made but was declined on the
grounds “that there was insufficient recent evidence that he was being "kept under
proper control" as he is living alone and “insufficient recent medical evidence that "he is
unable to care for himself.
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• According to RIO, on the 25 October Mr Cordell was arrested for breaching a
harassment order. It was alleged that he was aggressive towards the police and spat at
them. He was assessed at the police station. On interview he had pressure of speech,
delusions about his neighbours and the police and housing ganging up against him. He
denied drug use. He said that does not have a mental disorder. The
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• doctors who assessed Mr Cordell found him “hypomanic, with flight of speech,
grandiose and thought disordered”
3. Forensic history
• Nil known.
4. Risk History
• According to the Risk Assessment on RIO notes Mr Cordell had expressed suicidal
thoughts in the past. This was related to stress from court cases. The date is not stated
in the Risk Assessment. Around that time he said that he had researched ways of
harming himself (poisoning, OD, hanging). He had said in the past that he tried to hang
himself aged 16 when he was in a young offender’s institute. He had said that he needed
resuscitation. He tried to hang himself a second time after he was sentenced by a judge
aged 20. He had said that he drank Nitrous Oxide in 2014 with intent to die.
• According to his Risk Assessment he was regularly a victim or witness of his father’s
violent behaviour.
• There are recent reports from the Council regarding alleged aggressive behaviours
towards other residents. In June 2018 he was apparently involved in court case with the
neighbours who he apparently threatened to harm.
5. Social circumstances
Personal History