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Charlotte Bevan death: 'High risk' mother 'looked edgy' | Charlotte Bevan death: 'High risk' mother 'looked edgy' |
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A woman found dead with her baby daughter in the Avon Gorge looked "sketchy and on edge" the day before she went missing, an inquest heard. | |
Charlotte Bevan vanished from Bristol's St Michael's Hospital with Zaani Tiana Bevan Malbrouck on 2 December. | Charlotte Bevan vanished from Bristol's St Michael's Hospital with Zaani Tiana Bevan Malbrouck on 2 December. |
Avon Coroners Court was told it was "strongly believed" Ms Bevan had headed straight to the Avon Gorge. | |
The bodies of Ms Bevan, 30, and four-day-old Zaani, were found on the cliff face on 3 and 4 December. | The bodies of Ms Bevan, 30, and four-day-old Zaani, were found on the cliff face on 3 and 4 December. |
'Decision to jump' | 'Decision to jump' |
A statement from Ms Bevan's sister Janet Tibbs said she had been visiting her the Sunday before she went missing. | A statement from Ms Bevan's sister Janet Tibbs said she had been visiting her the Sunday before she went missing. |
"I saw her in hospital, [on the Sunday afternoon] she looked sketchy and on edge. | "I saw her in hospital, [on the Sunday afternoon] she looked sketchy and on edge. |
"I'm 99.99% certain she made the decision to jump with Zaani," she said. | "I'm 99.99% certain she made the decision to jump with Zaani," she said. |
The court was told Ms Bevan's family had become increasingly concerned by her "chaotic lifestyle" and that she had first been sectioned in 2008. | The court was told Ms Bevan's family had become increasingly concerned by her "chaotic lifestyle" and that she had first been sectioned in 2008. |
She was considered a "high risk" missing person by police who searched areas including the city centre and "local suicide spots". | She was considered a "high risk" missing person by police who searched areas including the city centre and "local suicide spots". |
Giving evidence, her partner Pascal Malbrouck said she had stopped taking an anti-psychotic drug before their baby was born because she wanted to breastfeed. | |
He said she had complained of being exhausted and he thought she was deteriorating mentally and physically in the days after the birth. | |
As he left her for the last time at 20:25 GMT, he asked hospital staff "to keep an eye on her". | |
CCTV footage later showed Ms Bevan, who suffered from schizophrenia and depression, walking up to the Clifton Observatory at 21:06. | |
The inquest was told that on the morning of 3 December a witness told police a pair of slippers and a blanket had been found close to the Avon Gorge cliff edge, close to the Observatory. | The inquest was told that on the morning of 3 December a witness told police a pair of slippers and a blanket had been found close to the Avon Gorge cliff edge, close to the Observatory. |
A search found Ms Bevan's body that evening - her daughter's body was found the next day. | A search found Ms Bevan's body that evening - her daughter's body was found the next day. |
The hearing continues. | The hearing continues. |