Corkman heard calling for his mother hours before suicide in prison

Corkman heard calling for his mother hours before suicide in prison

 Andrew Gearns took his own life in Cork Prison.

A man who was suffering distressing delusions about being stabbed and had some six risk factors for suicide was seen by medical staff for less than five minutes on the day of his fatal attempt on his own life in Cork Prison, an inquest has heard.

Andrew Gearns, 29, a former engineer and father of two from Model Farm Road in Cork, was heard calling for his mother in the hours before his death.

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