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Fall death property tycoon Scot Young was under 'huge stress' Fall death of Scots tycoon 'cannot be ruled a suicide'
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A Scottish property tycoon who fell to his death from a London penthouse was under "huge stress" from bankruptcy and a divorce battle, an inquest has heard. The death of a Scottish property tycoon who fell from his London penthouse cannot be ruled as a suicide, a coroner has decided.
Dundee-born Scot Young died from "multiple injuries" at Montague Square, Marylebone, on 8 December 2014. Dundee-born Scot Young, 52, died after falling onto railings at Montague Square, Marylebone, on 8 December 2014.
The 52-year-old was briefly jailed during a bitter multi-million pound divorce row, and had been treated for bipolar disorder and drug abuse. An inquest into his death heard he had been treated for bipolar disorder and drug abuse and was under "huge stress".
The inquest is being held at Westminster Coroner's Court in London. However, coroner Shirley Radcliffe said there was "inconclusive evidence to determine his state of mind".
Mr Young was raised in the Stobswell area of Dundee before making his fortune as a property developer.Mr Young was raised in the Stobswell area of Dundee before making his fortune as a property developer.
There had been speculation in the media that Mr Young could have been the victim of Russian criminal gangs, but the court earlier heard that police are treating the death as non-suspicious. There had been speculation in the media that Mr Young could have been the victim of Russian criminal gangs, but the court earlier heard that police were treating the death as non-suspicious.
'High-profile divorce' 'Huge stress'
In a statement read to the court, Mr Young's doctor said he had been treated for bipolar affective disorder and cocaine, cannabis and alcohol abuse since 2011. In a statement read to Westminster Coroner's Court, Mr Young's doctor said he had been treated for bipolar affective disorder and cocaine, cannabis and alcohol abuse since 2011.
She said: "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."
Mr Young was jailed for six months for contempt of court during his divorce from former partner Michelle, who accused him of hiding assets worth £400m.Mr Young was jailed for six months for contempt of court during his divorce from former partner Michelle, who accused him of hiding assets worth £400m.
Mrs Young described a £20m payout ordered at the High Court following a six-year legal battle as "a disgrace", insisting her husband was worth "billions" and had hidden his money in offshore accounts.Mrs Young described a £20m payout ordered at the High Court following a six-year legal battle as "a disgrace", insisting her husband was worth "billions" and had hidden his money in offshore accounts.
'Rock bottom'
The inquest also heard that Mr Young told his former model girlfriend Noelle Reno that he was going to jump out of the window moments before he was found impaled on the railings.
The businessman sent a text message to Ms Reno saying he had "hit rock bottom", and told her on the phone: "I'm going to jump out of the window. Stay on the phone, you will hear me."
She told the court: "He was desperate, more than I have ever seen him. Desperate in a different kind of way, he was completely sober.
"I think he was upset about many, many things."
Recording a narrative verdict, coroner Shirley Radcliffe said: "I have concluded that there is inconclusive evidence to determine his state of mind and intention when he came out of the window."