'I believe he chose that day to die on'

A PATIENT at a mental health hospital died on the 20th anniversary of his wife's death so their children would “only have to grieve one day a year”, an inquest heard.

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Wayne Schofield was discovered dead in his room at the Longreach House mental health hospital in Redruth on January 8 last year.

An inquest into the death of the 52-year-old heard how he was sectioned by Devon and Cornwall Police under S136 of the Mental Health Act on December 30, 2024, after he was discovered on a bridge over the A30 having taken an overdose of drugs with a view to take his own life.

Originally from the Liverpool area, Mr Schofield, a former MoD security guard who also served in the Royal Navy, had faced many traumatic personal challenges in his life before moving to the Roche area of Cornwall.