A man who was jailed for killing his wife was due to see a psychiatrist on the day of his death, after being placed on 'suicide watch' numerous times.
In May 2018, Paul Martin Jordan was sentenced to life in prison after being found guilty of murdering his wife at her home in Bangor.
He was ordered to serve a minimum of 14 years before being eligible for parole.
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However, Jordan was found dead in his cell at HMP Altcourse on July 6, 2018.
An inquest into Jordan's death opened at Gerard Majella Courthouse in Liverpool this week.
On Friday (February 25), assistant coroner David Lewis heard from witness Christine Smith - a psychotherapist and counsellor at HMP Altcourse until November 2018.
Ms Smith told the court that she met Jordan in February 2018 and last saw him on June 6, 2018 - a month before his death.
This first meeting took place before Jordan's trial and he was on 'suicide watch' at that point.
'Suicide watch' - officially known as Assessment, Care in Custody and Teamwork (ACCT) - is the care planning process for prisoners identified as being at risk of suicide or self-harm.
It entails watching the prisoner regularly and means that they are accompanied by an officer when going around the prison.
Ms Smith said Jordan was "frustrated and angry" at that point and his frustrations were often directed at the prison system, as he struggled to adapt to life behind bars.
She added that the anger related to issues with his trial, combined with frustration at prison life - be it a lack of officers to supervise him if family were visiting, or meetings often clashing with one another.
She said: " I was concerned about him before he went to trial and asked for him to be put on a suicide watch."
She added: "His mood was always unpredictable. He could go from a low mood to being animated an angry within an hour session."
Ms Smith said that she saw him once a week from February until early June 2018.
Jordan was due to see a psychiatrist on the day of his death, but Ms Smith told the court that during the time she was his counsellor, she wished for Jordan to be seen by a psychiatrist many times.
Jordan was placed on ACCT again on May 1, just before his second trial. Ms Smith said that this was because she was concerned with his overall mood.
Their weekly meetings ended on June 6, when Jordan was still on ACCT. The court heard Jordan did not receive any more counselling from this point.
Ms Smith said that the end to their weekly meetings was caused by two factors.
She told the court that HMP Altcourse was, at the time, in the process of implementing a new system which meant that counsellors were limited to a maximum of six sessions with one patient and she had already exceeded that number with Jordan.
She added that she had a request to extend her time with Jordan rejected by the prison.
Additionally, Ms Jordan said she had her last day in the job on June 20, 2018, as she then was absent from work due to illness and did not return before leaving her role in November.
Ms Jordan and a colleague were both absent from work from this point in June, leaving the prison with just one remaining working counsellor.
Assistant coroner David Lewis also heard from witness Sabrina McEwan, who worked as a mental health nurse at HMP Altcourse at the time of Jordan's detention.
Ms McEwan told the court that she had dealings with Jordan through her role and was aware that he had made a number of suicide attempts in the past.
The court heard of Jordan's struggle to receive counselling in the month leading up to his death.
Ms McEwan said that she did not recall HMP Altcourse changing rules regarding a maximum number of sessions with a specific counsellor and added Jordan should have been referred to the one remaining counsellor following Ms Smith's absence.
Mr Simms, representing Jordan's daughter, asked Ms McEwan why Jordan did not receive any counselling between his final meeting with Ms Smith and his death.
However, Ms McEwan told the court Jordan would have contacted the mental health support if he struggled to be seen by a counsellor and that he was given plenty of support by the prison .
When asked why Jordan was not afforded psychiatric help earlier, she said there was nothing to indicate he needed it. Ms McEwan added: "He would've done better with a psychologist, which we didn't have at that time."
She added: "Paul was more than capable of asking for a private chat".
The inquest continues.
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