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Death of property tycoon Scot Young cannot be ruled suicide, finds coroner Death of property tycoon Scot Young cannot be ruled suicide, finds coroner
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The death of a bankrupt property tycoon who was impaled on railings after he fell from a fourth floor luxury flat can not be ruled as suicide due to insufficient evidence, a coroner has concluded.The death of a bankrupt property tycoon who was impaled on railings after he fell from a fourth floor luxury flat can not be ruled as suicide due to insufficient evidence, a coroner has concluded.
Scot Young, 52, who battled drug problems and was diagnosed with bipolar affective disorder, had been discharged from hospital hours before he was found outside the central London flat he shared with his girlfriend.Scot Young, 52, who battled drug problems and was diagnosed with bipolar affective disorder, had been discharged from hospital hours before he was found outside the central London flat he shared with his girlfriend.
The father-of-two, who was sent to prison in January 2013 for repeatedly refusing to reveal his finances during a public divorce row, told his partner Noelle Reno, a model, he was going to jump out of the window moments before he was found.The father-of-two, who was sent to prison in January 2013 for repeatedly refusing to reveal his finances during a public divorce row, told his partner Noelle Reno, a model, he was going to jump out of the window moments before he was found.
Recording a narrative verdict at Westminster coroner’s court on Thursday, 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.”Recording a narrative verdict at Westminster coroner’s court on Thursday, 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.”
Young’s two daughters, Sasha and Scarlett, do not believe their father killed himself but police have insisted there are no suspicious circumstances surrounding the death.Young’s two daughters, Sasha and Scarlett, do not believe their father killed himself but police have insisted there are no suspicious circumstances surrounding the death.
The coroner agreed. “I think the police are entirely correct in that there is no suspicious circumstances,” she said.The coroner agreed. “I think the police are entirely correct in that there is no suspicious circumstances,” she said.
Reno, who appeared in the Ladies Of London reality TV show with Young, told the court he unexpectedly turned up at their flat on 8 December last year.Reno, who appeared in the Ladies Of London reality TV show with Young, told the court he unexpectedly turned up at their flat on 8 December last year.
“He was desperate, more than I have ever seen him,” Reno said. “Desperate in a different kind of way. He was completely sober. It was the first time I had actually seen him cry.”“He was desperate, more than I have ever seen him,” Reno said. “Desperate in a different kind of way. He was completely sober. It was the first time I had actually seen him cry.”
After Reno left the property, Young sent a text to her minutes before his death which read: “Now I’ve hit rock bottom as you will see! Loved you like no other. Love you always and forever.”After Reno left the property, Young sent a text to her minutes before his death which read: “Now I’ve hit rock bottom as you will see! Loved you like no other. Love you always and forever.”
He then told her on the phone: “I’m going to jump out of the window. Stay on the phone, you will hear me.”He then told her on the phone: “I’m going to jump out of the window. Stay on the phone, you will hear me.”
Reno, who dated Young on and off for five-and-a-half years, said he told her he had taken cocaine every day for three weeks before he was admitted to hospital in early December.Reno, who dated Young on and off for five-and-a-half years, said he told her he had taken cocaine every day for three weeks before he was admitted to hospital in early December.
Psychiatrist Dr Rachel Berg told the inquest Young requested admission to hospital on 4 December after experiencing paranoid thoughts and hearing a male voice telling him it was “the end of the world”.Psychiatrist Dr Rachel Berg told the inquest Young requested admission to hospital on 4 December after experiencing paranoid thoughts and hearing a male voice telling him it was “the end of the world”.
“He felt there was a conspiracy to kill him and felt that his girlfriend might be a part of the conspiracy because she was turning the lights on and off,” Dr Berg said.“He felt there was a conspiracy to kill him and felt that his girlfriend might be a part of the conspiracy because she was turning the lights on and off,” Dr Berg said.
But the court was told Young was discharged from hospital on the day of his death after his latest psychotic episode was considered to be “drug-induced”.But the court was told Young was discharged from hospital on the day of his death after his latest psychotic episode was considered to be “drug-induced”.
Young admitted to “heavy” cocaine use at this time, which he described as unusual for him, and that he had been drinking “six large vodkas” a day. Young admitted to heavy cocaine use at this time, which he described as unusual for him, and that he had been drinking “six large vodkas” a day.
Dr Berg said she was “shocked” to learn Young had died hours later. Berg said she was “shocked” to learn Young had died hours later.
“It was really unexpected,” she told the court. “It was certainly not something I would have predicted at the time I saw him.”“It was really unexpected,” she told the court. “It was certainly not something I would have predicted at the time I saw him.”
The inquest heard he felt under “huge stress” from his bankruptcy and high-profile divorce in the months before his death. The inquest heard he felt under huge stress from his bankruptcy and high-profile divorce in the months before his death.
Young was jailed for six months in January 2013 for contempt of court during his high-profile matrimonial row with former wife, Michelle Young, as she accused him of hiding away more than £400m.Young was jailed for six months in January 2013 for contempt of court during his high-profile matrimonial row with former wife, Michelle Young, as she accused him of hiding away more than £400m.
A high court hearing heard that Young’s estranged wife remained empty-handed more than three months after she was awarded £20m by a judge.A high court hearing heard that Young’s estranged wife remained empty-handed more than three months after she was awarded £20m by a judge.
Dr Nathaniel Cary, a pathologist who carried out a post-mortem examination on Young’s body, told the inquest that the cause of death had been “multiple injuries consistent with a fall from height and impaling”. Dr Nathaniel Cary, a pathologist who carried out a postmortem examination on Young’s body, told the inquest that the cause of death had been “multiple injuries consistent with a fall from height and impaling”.