Deceased
Renald Lance Forsaith
Demographics
51y, male
Date of death
2005-04-06
Finding date
2008-06-06
Cause of death
neck compression due to hanging
AI-generated summary
A 51-year-old man on remand in prison died by hanging in his cell. He had a psychiatric history including depression and a family history of suicide, but showed no signs of self-harm risk during nine months of incarceration. Prison assessments, psychiatric evaluations, and staff observations all indicated he was not at risk. No clinical intervention could have prevented this death based on his presentation. However, the coroner identified that the physical environment—specifically the shelf structure used for hanging—remained a known hazard. The coroner endorsed previous recommendations to remove hanging points from prison cells, noting this structural issue persisted despite awareness of the risk and previous recommendations.
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