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George Werb inquest: Teenager 'drew man in noose' before train death | George Werb inquest: Teenager 'drew man in noose' before train death |
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A boy who killed himself after being released from a psychiatric hospital had drawn a picture of a stickman with a noose around his neck days before his death, an inquest has heard. | |
George Werb, 15, from Colyton, Devon, was killed at Seaton Junction between Axminster and Honiton in 2013 after he "calmly" walked in front of the train. | George Werb, 15, from Colyton, Devon, was killed at Seaton Junction between Axminster and Honiton in 2013 after he "calmly" walked in front of the train. |
The doctor who treated George said he would have "felt imprisoned" if he had not been allowed to go home. | The doctor who treated George said he would have "felt imprisoned" if he had not been allowed to go home. |
George was diagnosed with depression. | George was diagnosed with depression. |
The inquest at County Hall in Exeter heard between 23 and 27 June 2013, he had drawn pictures in his geography book - one of a train track, one of a tree with a swing underneath, and a stickman with a noose around his neck with the words "game over young man". | |
The teenager had suffered delusions and talked of emptiness and suicidal thoughts, it was said. | The teenager had suffered delusions and talked of emptiness and suicidal thoughts, it was said. |
He was admitted to the private Priory Hospital in Southampton on 23 May and was released on 27 June. | |
The next day on 28 June, he walked "calmly" in front of the train, the inquest was told. | |
Dr Carlos Hoyos, a consultant child psychiatrist who treated George, said if the teenager had not been allowed home "he would really have felt imprisoned". | Dr Carlos Hoyos, a consultant child psychiatrist who treated George, said if the teenager had not been allowed home "he would really have felt imprisoned". |
He said: "If we'd said you're not going home, delayed his discharge, I felt that would have tipped him into despair." | He said: "If we'd said you're not going home, delayed his discharge, I felt that would have tipped him into despair." |
A serious case review into George's treatment at the Priory is under way. | A serious case review into George's treatment at the Priory is under way. |
The inquest continues. | The inquest continues. |