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Barnet, Enfield and Haringey
Mental Health NHS Trust

doctors who assessed Mr Cordell found him “hypomanic, with flight of speech, grandiose
and thought disordered”

Forensic history

Nil known.

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.

Social circumstances

Personal History

Mr Cordell is single. He has a partner. He has no children. He was born in Enfield and did
his schooling in Edmonton. Left school aged 16. He studied and worked in mechanics and
road works, electrical and computers after he left school (mother’s report)

Accommodation

Mr Cordell lives in a 1 bedroom flat on the ground floor. The flat has necessary
amenities/facilities to allow independent living.

Employment

He is not currently in employment

Finances

He claims ESA and needs to make an application for PIP

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