Inquest hears man who died on Bibby Stockholm was suffering psychosis
The inquest into the death of Leonard Farruku is taking place in Bournemouth
A consultant forensic psychiatrist has said an Albanian man who died onboard the Bibby Stockholm showed signs that he was suffering "severe mental illness".
Leonard Farruku was found unresponsive in a shower cubicle on board the accommodation vessel at Portland Port, Dorset, on December 12 2023.
An inquest in Bournemouth was told a post-mortem examination found the 27-year-old died as a result of compression to the neck and suspension by ligature.
His sisters Marsida Keci and Jola Dushku have questioned how their brother, who they said had struggled with his mental health since the death of their parents, was allowed to be moved to the Bibby Stockholm.
The inquest has heard Mr Farruku was previously accommodated at the Esplanade Hotel in Paignton, Devon, and began to show aggressive behaviour in July 2023.
Dr Dinesh Maganty told the inquest he had not met Mr Farruku but had assessed reports from those who had interacted with him in the months before his death.
He said although a person-to-person consultation is preferable, as a consultant psychiatrist he is experienced at providing diagnoses based on the notes made by others.
Dr Maganty said the fact Mr Farruku was suspected of taking his own life was a significant sign that he had mental illness.
He said: "I took the view that his life was not normally unbearable, there was nothing that was so unbearable that self-inflicted death was preferable, on balance I took the view his mental state was disturbed.
"The court may take a different view that his life was unbearable and therefore he took his life and it was not because of psychosis.
"I didn't see anything in his life that was unbearable, that he had to take his own life."
Dr Maganty added Mr Farruku's use of cannabis could have induced psychosis but this was only one sign of his mental illness.
He said Mr Farruku had also shown possible signs of delusion or hallucination when he talked about waiting for his deceased father.
The inquest has heard that while staying in Paignton, Mr Farruku had declined offers for formal or informal mental health support and had not made himself available when First Response mental health carers attended the hotel after concern was raised for him.
The inquest continues.