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| Scot Young inquest: Property tycoon told former girlfriend 'I'm going to jump, stay on the phone', hearing told | |
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| Property tycoon Scot Young told his former model girlfriend he was going to jump out of his four-storey flat moments before he was found impaled on railings, an inquest has heard. | Property tycoon Scot Young told his former model girlfriend he was going to jump out of his four-storey flat moments before he was found impaled on railings, an inquest has heard. |
| The bankrupt businessman, who was sent to prison during a public divorce row over a multimillion-pound settlement, had also texted American Noelle Reno to say he had “hit rock bottom”, a coroner was told. | The bankrupt businessman, who was sent to prison during a public divorce row over a multimillion-pound settlement, had also texted American Noelle Reno to say he had “hit rock bottom”, a coroner was told. |
| Young, who battled drug problems and was diagnosed with bipolar affective disorder, had been discharged from hospital hours before his death outside luxury flats in Marylebone, central London, in December. | Young, who battled drug problems and was diagnosed with bipolar affective disorder, had been discharged from hospital hours before his death outside luxury flats in Marylebone, central London, in December. |
| He had been receiving treatment following a pyschotic episode in which he believed his ex-girlfriend may have been part of a “conspiracy to kill him”, an inquest at Westminster Coroner's Court heard. | He had been receiving treatment following a pyschotic episode in which he believed his ex-girlfriend may have been part of a “conspiracy to kill him”, an inquest at Westminster Coroner's Court heard. |
| The body of Scot Young was found outside flats in Marleybone, central London, in December (PA) | The body of Scot Young was found outside flats in Marleybone, central London, in December (PA) |
| Ms Reno, who appeared in the Ladies Of London reality TV show with Mr Young, told the court he unexpectedly turned up at their flat on December 8 after she had arranged to change the locks at the property. | Ms Reno, who appeared in the Ladies Of London reality TV show with Mr Young, told the court he unexpectedly turned up at their flat on December 8 after she had arranged to change the locks at the property. |
| “He was desperate, more than I have ever seen him,” Ms Reno said. | “He was desperate, more than I have ever seen him,” Ms Reno said. |
| “Desperate in a different kind of way. | “Desperate in a different kind of way. |
| “He was completely sober. | “He was completely sober. |
| “It was the first time I had actually seen him cry.” | “It was the first time I had actually seen him cry.” |
| Ms Reno said she dropped her Blackberry phone in the toilet as Mr Young became “angry and irate” when she repeatedly refused to allow him to stay at the flat. | Ms Reno said she dropped her Blackberry phone in the toilet as Mr Young became “angry and irate” when she repeatedly refused to allow him to stay at the flat. |
| After Ms Reno left the property, Mr Young sent a text to her minutes before his death which read: “Now I've hit rock bottom as you will see! Loved you like no other. Love you always and forever.” | After Ms Reno left the property, Mr Young sent a text to her minutes before his death which read: “Now I've hit rock bottom as you will see! Loved you like no other. Love you always and forever.” |
| He then told her on the phone: “I'm going to jump out of the window. | He then told her on the phone: “I'm going to jump out of the window. |
| “Stay on the phone, you will hear me”, before she rang police. | “Stay on the phone, you will hear me”, before she rang police. |
| Mr Young had also left a voicemail message to one of his daughters minutes before his death, in which he said: “Hi darling. Just want to say love you loads. Miss you terribly,” before he added: “Love you. Bye.” | Mr Young had also left a voicemail message to one of his daughters minutes before his death, in which he said: “Hi darling. Just want to say love you loads. Miss you terribly,” before he added: “Love you. Bye.” |
| Ms Reno told the inquest that Mr Young had previously threatened to harm himself during a “severe psychotic breakdown” in 2012. | Ms Reno told the inquest that Mr Young had previously threatened to harm himself during a “severe psychotic breakdown” in 2012. |
| “He had a knife, it was very scary, but I have never actually seen him actually physically do anything,” she added. | “He had a knife, it was very scary, but I have never actually seen him actually physically do anything,” she added. |
| Ms Reno said that the tycoon had suffered a “real decline” after an unfavourable ruling in his divorce case in October 2014. | Ms Reno said that the tycoon had suffered a “real decline” after an unfavourable ruling in his divorce case in October 2014. |
| “I think he was upset about many, many things,” Ms Reno told the inquest. | “I think he was upset about many, many things,” Ms Reno told the inquest. |
| Ms Reno - who dated Mr Young on and off for five-and-a-half years - said he told her he had taken cocaine every day for three weeks before he was admitted to hospital in early December. | Ms Reno - who dated Mr Young on and off for five-and-a-half years - said he told her he had taken cocaine every day for three weeks before he was admitted to hospital in early December. |
| The inquest heard he felt under “huge stress” from his bankruptcy and high-profile divorce in the months before his death. | The inquest heard he felt under “huge stress” from his bankruptcy and high-profile divorce in the months before his death. |
| In a statement read to the court by Coroner Shirley Radcliffe, Mr Young's GP Dr Soraya Meer said he had been treated for bipolar affective disorder and for cocaine and alcohol abuse since 2011. | In a statement read to the court by Coroner Shirley Radcliffe, Mr Young's GP Dr Soraya Meer said he had been treated for bipolar affective disorder and for cocaine and alcohol abuse since 2011. |
| “He reported being under huge stress due to his bankruptcy and high profile divorce,” she said. | “He reported being under huge stress due to his bankruptcy and high profile divorce,” she said. |
| Mr Young was jailed for six months for contempt of court during his high-profile matrimonial row with former partner Michelle as she accused him of hiding away more than £400 million. | Mr Young was jailed for six months for contempt of court during his high-profile matrimonial row with former partner Michelle as she accused him of hiding away more than £400 million. |
| A High Court hearing was told that Mr Young's estranged wife remained empty-handed more than three months after she was awarded £20 million by a judge. | A High Court hearing was told that Mr Young's estranged wife remained empty-handed more than three months after she was awarded £20 million by a judge. |
| Psychiatrist Dr Rachel Berg told the inquest that Mr Young had previously taken an overdose of sleeping pills and anti-depressants in 2006. | Psychiatrist Dr Rachel Berg told the inquest that Mr Young had previously taken an overdose of sleeping pills and anti-depressants in 2006. |
| Days before he was found dead, Mr Young complained of having trouble sleeping and paranoid thoughts, the inquest heard. | |
| Dr Berg told the coroner's court: “He felt there was a conspiracy to kill him and felt that his girlfriend might be a part of the conspiracy because she was turning the lights on and off.” | Dr Berg told the coroner's court: “He felt there was a conspiracy to kill him and felt that his girlfriend might be a part of the conspiracy because she was turning the lights on and off.” |
| After hearing a male voice telling him it was “the end of the world”, he requested admission to hospital on December 4 2014, where he reported having thoughts of harming himself again. | After hearing a male voice telling him it was “the end of the world”, he requested admission to hospital on December 4 2014, where he reported having thoughts of harming himself again. |
| “He said his children acted as a protective force, that his daughters were preventing him from doing that, that they were something worth living for and actually prevented him from doing that,” Dr Berg told the inquest. | “He said his children acted as a protective force, that his daughters were preventing him from doing that, that they were something worth living for and actually prevented him from doing that,” Dr Berg told the inquest. |
| Mr Young admitted to “heavy” cocaine use at this time, which he described as unusual for him, and that he had been drinking “six large vodkas” a day, the inquest heard. | Mr Young admitted to “heavy” cocaine use at this time, which he described as unusual for him, and that he had been drinking “six large vodkas” a day, the inquest heard. |
| The court was told Mr Young was discharged from hospital on the day of his death after his latest psychotic episode was considered to be “drug-induced”. | The court was told Mr Young was discharged from hospital on the day of his death after his latest psychotic episode was considered to be “drug-induced”. |
| Dr Berg said: “He wasn't voicing suicidal thoughts or thoughts of hurting himself. | Dr Berg said: “He wasn't voicing suicidal thoughts or thoughts of hurting himself. |
| “I found him very stable in his mental state. | “I found him very stable in his mental state. |
| “There was absolutely nothing inappropriate or unusual about how he was behaving.” | “There was absolutely nothing inappropriate or unusual about how he was behaving.” |
| Dr Berg said she was “shocked” to learn Mr Young had died hours later. | Dr Berg said she was “shocked” to learn Mr Young had died hours later. |
| “It was really unexpected,” she told the court. | “It was really unexpected,” she told the court. |
| “It was certainly not something I would have predicted at the time I saw him.” | “It was certainly not something I would have predicted at the time I saw him.” |
| Dr Nathaniel Cary, a pathologist who carried out a post-mortem examination on Mr Young's body, told the inquest that the cause of death had been “multiple injuries consistent with a fall from height and impaling”. | Dr Nathaniel Cary, a pathologist who carried out a post-mortem examination on Mr Young's body, told the inquest that the cause of death had been “multiple injuries consistent with a fall from height and impaling”. |
| He told the inquest: “I concluded that death would have been almost instantaneous upon impact, in other words he would have felt nothing about it.” | He told the inquest: “I concluded that death would have been almost instantaneous upon impact, in other words he would have felt nothing about it.” |
| Dr Susan Paterson, who conducted a toxicology report, said cocaine was not found in Mr Young's blood following his death. | Dr Susan Paterson, who conducted a toxicology report, said cocaine was not found in Mr Young's blood following his death. |
| But levels of cocaine detected in his hair, which indicated drug use over the last six months, were “very, very high”, she said. | But levels of cocaine detected in his hair, which indicated drug use over the last six months, were “very, very high”, she said. |
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