Deceased
Simon Christopher Hynes
Demographics
41y, male
Date of death
2007-06-07/2007-07-05
Finding date
2011-12-22
Cause of death
acute neck compression due to hanging
AI-generated summary
Simon Christopher Hynes, aged 41, died by hanging between 7 June and 5 July 2007, shortly after discharge from hospital on leave of absence under a Mental Health Act continuing detention order. He had a 20-year history of schizoaffective disorder requiring ongoing antipsychotic medication and community treatment orders. Despite being subject to a community treatment order requiring fortnightly depot injections, when mental health workers found him absent from his Norwood accommodation on 12 June 2007, no further attempts to locate him were made until he was reported missing on 27 July 2007—by which time he was likely already deceased. The coroner found his discharge on 31 May 2007 was appropriate and that he appeared well at that time with no indication of imminent suicidality. However, the gap between the failed contact attempt on 12 June and the missing persons report on 27 July represents a significant delay in responding to his absence despite active community treatment orders and medication obligations.
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