Corkman who had told prison of attempt to kill himself was not put under special observation

An inquest into Andrew Gearns's death in Cork Prison heard of “glaring inaccuracies” in his prison medical notes

The family of Andrew Gearns — brother Evan, mother Aideen and sister Jemma Gearns. Picture: Larry Cummins

An inquest heard how a man who previously spoke of trying to kill himself and was suffering violent hallucinations had been locked in a cell alone with “minimal” human interaction, before he took his own life.

Andrew Gearns, 29, a father of two from Model Farm Rd in Cork had developed a drug addiction after being prescribed benzodiazepines to cope with pain following a car crash.