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| BBC's Russell Joslin killed himself after harassment complaints | |
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| A BBC journalist killed himself after complaining of being sexually harassed by a female colleague, an inquest heard. | A BBC journalist killed himself after complaining of being sexually harassed by a female colleague, an inquest heard. |
| Russell Joslin, 50, a radio reporter for BBC Coventry and Warwickshire, died in hospital last October. | Russell Joslin, 50, a radio reporter for BBC Coventry and Warwickshire, died in hospital last October. |
| Coroner Louise Hunt ruled the identity of the woman could not be revealed. | Coroner Louise Hunt ruled the identity of the woman could not be revealed. |
| Mr Joslin died in hospital from asphyxiation three days after walking in front of a bus in October. A verdict of suicide was recorded on Friday. | |
| Ms Hunt said there were many factors surrounding his death, including work dissatisfaction and his mental state, but it would be wrong to to attribute blame to a single one. | |
| 'Black with rage' | |
| However, she said it was clear he felt his complaints about alleged sexual harassment were not taken seriously. | |
| The allegations made by Mr Joslin, which included unwelcome advances and a threatening voicemail, spanned the years 2005 to 2008, the inquest in Leamington Spa was told. | |
| BBC 5 Live's Phil Mackie, at the hearing, said it appeared the allegations - which were officially made by Mr Joslin in March last year - were omitted from an official report sent to BBC managers. | |
| But there was no evidence of a cover up, Lesley Granger, who carried out an investigation into the way the BBC handled Mr Joslin's grievances, told the hearing. | |
| She said the catalyst for the events last October came during the Jimmy Savile affair, when Mr Joslin saw a television interview in which a former BBC employee alleged that she had been the victim of a sexual assault at work. | |
| 'Wasn't quite there' | |
| Mr Joslin's father told the inquest that his son had been "black with rage" after seeing it. | |
| In his evidence, he said his son had been admitted to a psychiatric unit last March, but seemed much better until a "rapid decline" last October. | |
| On 18 October, a friend contacted the family to say Mr Joslin was thinking of killing himself, Peter Joslin, the former chief constable of Warwickshire Police, said. | |
| The next day he was called because Mr Joslin had thrown himself under a bus and was subsequently admitted to a psychiatric unit. | |
| Peter Joslin told the hearing that his son "wasn't quite there" and he "wasn't the Russell that we knew" but the family felt he was in the best place. | |
| Mr Joslin was taken to Warwick Hospital and then to nearby St Michael's psychiatric hospital. | |
| He was later admitted back to Warwick Hospital as an emergency patient, where he died on 22 October. |