Thatcham care home resident died of Covid and cancer A VULNERABLE care home resident caught coronavirus and died in hospital from breathing failures and underlying cancer, an inquest heard. Richard Anthony Morecock, aged 54, passed away at Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital in April, at the peak of the first wave of the pandemic. At an inquest into his death on Tuesday, January 26, Portsmouth Coroner s Court was told it was believed Mr Morecock had come into close contact with someone who had coronavirus at Thornford Park care home in Crookham Hill, Thatcham, before he was admitted to hospital. Mr Morecock, who was diagnosed with stomach cancer and brain thrombosis in December 2019, was receiving full-time care at the home. He was identified as a person at risk of catching coronavirus and an assessment plan was carried out which recommended he self-isolated for 12 weeks from March 24, 2020.
A man suffering from diabetes took his own life because he “could not bear the thought” of self-isolating during the first lockdown, an inquest has heard.
Daniel Furniss, who also suffered from depression, was found dead at his home in Waterlooville, Hampshire, on March 27, a few days after the country was ordered to stay at home in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Daniel Furniss (Family handout/PA)
An inquest at Portsmouth Coroner’s Court heard that the 34-year-old’s mental health worsened after his Personal Independence Payment benefit had been stopped and because of the lockdown rules.
The hearing was told that Mr Furniss had also been bullied over his sexuality and had struggled with the death of his former partner four years previously.
Man with diabetes took his own life because he ‘could not bear’ self-isolating
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16 December 2020, 3:15 pm
A man suffering from diabetes took his own life because he could not bear the thought of self-isolating during the first lockdown, an inquest has heard.
Daniel Furniss, who also suffered from depression, was found dead at his home in Waterlooville, Hampshire, on March 27, a few days after the country was ordered to stay at home in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic.
An inquest at Portsmouth Coroner s Court heard that the 34-year-old s mental health worsened after his Personal Independence Payment benefit had been stopped and because of the lockdown rules.
Daniel Furniss, 34, lived by himself at his home in Waterlooville, Hampshire
He was found dead on March 27, after the country was ordered to stay at home
Mental health worsened after Personal Independence Payment benefit stopped
Sister Chelsea said better guidance should be given to mental health patients
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