Man 'heartbroken' over partner's death told medics he might 'jump off a bridge' two days before he was found dead on motorway
A man who fell from a motorway bridge after being left 'heartbroken' by the death of his partner told medics he was thinking about jumping from a bridge just two days before his death, an inquest has heard.
In a statement, senior mental health practicioner Lauren Goodwin, who saw Gary on the night in October, said she did not believe he warranted a 'full assessment' as his thoughts were 'clearly a grief reaction'. The court heard how Ms Goodwin 'signposted' Gary to bereavement support but concluded his suicidal thoughts were 'related to grief' and therefore he did not need immediate intervention.
Gary was seen by paramedics at his home address again just a day later on December 16. In a statement read by senior coroner Alison Mutch, Vicky Hopkinson, from the urgent care team at Tameside Hospital, said she became 'increasingly concerned' about Gary after reading he had expressed suicidal thoughts, including jumping off a bridge, in a North West Ambulance Service report from the visit.
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