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Murderer Simon Hall 'was found hanged after confession' Murderer Simon Hall 'was found hanged after confession'
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A killer who spent a decade protesting his innocence before confessing his guilt, was a "highly disturbed individual", his widow told an inquest.A killer who spent a decade protesting his innocence before confessing his guilt, was a "highly disturbed individual", his widow told an inquest.
Simon Hall, 36, was found hanged at Wayland Prison, Norfolk, in 2014.Simon Hall, 36, was found hanged at Wayland Prison, Norfolk, in 2014.
Hall was jailed in 2003 for killing Joan Albert, but claimed he was innocent before his confession in 2013. Hall, jailed for killing Joan Albert, 79, claimed his innocence until 2013 when he said he was "seriously violent" and there had been "sexual aspects" to the murder, the inquest heard.
His widow Stephanie, who campaigned to call for Hall to be cleared, said he was not "receiving the adequate help and support he needed". His widow Stephanie said she had believed in Hall's innocence.
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At Norfolk Coroner's Court the coroner, Jacqueline Lake, warned members to ignore previous publicity about the case. Dr William Long, a senior forensic psychologist with the prison service, told Norfolk Coroner's Court that after he made his confession, Hall "had changed from resisting his conviction to a man that admitted he was seriously violent".
Stephanie told the inquest: "The year after we married I publicly campaigned to clear his name, believing him to be a gross miscarriage of justice victim." Meetings at Hollesley Bay Open Prison, where Hall was held before being transferred to Wayland after he took an overdose of his anti-smoking medication on 8 September 2013, he spoke openly about his issues and was under constant supervision. He was considered to be at high risk of suicide and self-harm.
Mrs Hall said she found out in 2012 from family members that her husband had committed a burglary on the night of the murder. Jurors have heard that Hall was also a user of Spice, a substance smoked by some inmates that was recently made illegal under new legislation.
"I was concerned because he had never told me that before," she said. Mrs Hall, who had campaigned for Hall to be cleared before his confession, said he was not "receiving the adequate help and support he needed".
She told the inquest: "The year after we married I publicly campaigned to clear his name, believing him to be a gross miscarriage of justice victim."
Mrs Hall told the jury when she first met Hall, he did nothing to suggest he had murdered Mrs Albert.Mrs Hall told the jury when she first met Hall, he did nothing to suggest he had murdered Mrs Albert.
She was asked if he had been able to convince her of his innocence of that crime. "Yes," she replied. She said she kept in touch with her husband after he confessed to the murder.
However, she said she kept in touch with her husband after he confessed to the murder.
She said when he was in Hollesley Bay Prison, near Woodbridge, they spoke "all the time".She said when he was in Hollesley Bay Prison, near Woodbridge, they spoke "all the time".
'Didn't seem suicidal''Didn't seem suicidal'
By the time he moved to Wayland Prison, near Watton however, contact was "minimal".By the time he moved to Wayland Prison, near Watton however, contact was "minimal".
However, she said she had her final phone conversation with her husband, the night before he died.However, she said she had her final phone conversation with her husband, the night before he died.
"The telephone conversation ended with him telling me he loved me and I told him the same back. He certainly didn't seem suicidal," she said."The telephone conversation ended with him telling me he loved me and I told him the same back. He certainly didn't seem suicidal," she said.
Jury members were told they will consider evidence covering some background on Mr Hall, his transfer from Hollesley Bay Open Prison to Wayland with regard to communication and the risk of self-harm and suicide.
The inquest is due to last seven days.
Mrs Albert, 79, was murdered at her home in Capel St Mary, near Ipswich, Suffolk, in December 2001.Mrs Albert, 79, was murdered at her home in Capel St Mary, near Ipswich, Suffolk, in December 2001.
The inquest continues.