A "high risk" Southall father was allowed to leave hospital after having suicidal thoughts , an inquest heard today (January 6).

Peter Docherty was found dead after he jumped in front of a train travelling 100pm on January 7 2015 at Ealing Broadway station, the court previously heard.

Staff said on day two of the inquest (Friday January 6) that he had been admitted to the Ravenscourt Ward, which is part of the Hammersmith and Fulham Mental Health Unit, on January 5 2015.

Mr Docherty was having "suicidal ideation" and was "high risk", it was heard.

Staff told West London Coroner's Court Mr Docherty was allowed to leave the ward on January 6.

Commenting on a conversation with Mr Docherty on January 6 2015, ward nurse Kingston Oboh said: "He requested for leave, he agreed to return to the unit afterwards.

"His mood was much better, he was subsequently allowed to leave the unit.

"He said to me he was going to go out and come back and said to me he was going to call.

"Everything we told him to do he followed so there was not any indication to say that he would not."

'Engagement was very good'

Occupational therapist, Heidi McCaskill, said: "He appeared very well, he was quite chatty in the group, he listened to what they were saying.

"His engagement was very good.

"When he was first in the ward I remember him talking about collecting a few belongings.

"He wanted to check his letters.

"The plan was for him to go and do that because it seemed a reasonable request.

"People would come to the ward without personal belongings so it was not uncommon for people to want to have these things.

"The plan was for him to let us know how he felt going home.

"Hope was for him to go home and let us know how that had gone.

"It is good to give people the option."

Voices in head

The court had previously heard the Southall dad-of-one heard voices which "told him he was going to hell".

Mr Docherty was found dead at Ealing Broadway station on January 7 2015.

The inquest previously heard Mr Docherty, who had schizoaffective disorder, was "thinking about jumping in front of a train" before he said on January 5 2015 that he "didn't feel safe going home" from hospital, lawyers said.

His family raised concerns about whether he should have been released from hospital.

Mr Docherty was heavily interested in Scientology, giving money and working for them for free, the court was told on the opening day of the inquest.

Coroner Sarah Ormond-Walshe was due to give her findings today (January 6), but adjourned the case to Monday (January 9).

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