Footage from a police woman's body worn camera taken the day before a Bury St Edmunds man was found dead has been shown at his inquest.
The footage was shown at the inquest of former model Finley Clark, 23, who was found dead by his partner, Olivia Tindall, at the home they shared in Bury St Edmunds at about 7.30am on November 13 last year.
The inquest at Suffolk Coroners' Court has previously heard of Mr Clark’s ongoing struggle with alcohol and drug misuse.
On Wednesday, footage from a camera worn by a police officer who attended an incident the afternoon before Mr Clark's death was played to the jury.
Police were called to the railway station in Bury St Edmunds where a member of the public was concerned about an argument Mr Clark and Miss Tindall were having outside.
In a witness statement, Miss Tindall said she had informed police who attended that she believed Mr Clark intended to visit his drug dealer in Norwich and that she was trying to stop him.
On the body worn footage of PC Katy Lyon, Miss Tindall can be heard telling another officer that every time he thought the relationship was over, Mr Clark would attempt to harm himself.
PC Lyon was made aware that Mr Clark had alleged that Miss Tindall had slapped him during a recent argument and that Miss Tindall had asked him to leave the house but had then tried to stop him from catching a train.
PC Lyon spoke to Mr Clark in the police vehicle, asking him if he was suicidal, which he denied. She then drove him to Ixworth Police station where she carried out a domestic risk assessment. Mr Clark said he wished for no charges to be brought against Miss Tindall.
The body worn footage from PC Lyon ended with Mr Clark waiting outside Ixworth police station for a friend to collect him. He had said they planned to go to Barningham, and that he would likely go on to his mother’s home.
Evidence from Mr Clark’s friends, Lee Bray and Leo Bloom, was read before the court.
Mr Bloom said that Mr Bray had called him, informing him that Mr Clark and Miss Tindall had argued and it had been “quite bad”.
After Mr Bloom finished work, Mr Clark and Mr Bray went to his home. Mr Clark had a large quantity of drugs with him, said Mr Bloom. This included cocaine, ketamine, several strips of Xanaz, Valium and methadone. Mr Bloom said it was not unusual for Mr Clark to purchase drugs in large quantities, but this amount was concerning.
Text messages from his mobile phone showed Mr Clark had purchased a variety of drugs for £270 earlier that day. He called Mr Clark’s mother Lucy Knight, who came to collect him.
Ms Knight could not persuade Mr Clark to accompany her home and took him to Diss railway station after he agreed to hand over the drugs he had with him. He then caught a train back to Bury St Edmunds, arriving at Miss Tindall’s address at around 10.15pm.
Miss Tindall told the court that they talked “at length” before she went to bed, with Mr Clark remaining on the sofa.
The inquest continues.
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