During the course of the inquest the evidence revealed that he was prevented from contacting his mother or sister and that they were not even aware of the circumstances nor consulted about this decision. The evidence suggested that both the deceased and his relatives regretted the cessation of communications, Mr Brown was an extremely vulnerable adult and professional evidence was heard about his high risk of suicide and his incapacity to make friends and how crucial his reliance was on his mother and sister: The prevention of any communication was a factor which led to his taking his life: The MATTER OF CONCERN is as follows. Whilst the details of the offences investigated were not disclosed to the jury, but were known to the coroner; it is clear that there may have been reason to restrict contact between members of the family: However the matter of concern is whether in making that decision, proper consideration was given to balancing those needs or risks with the acute needs of and risks to the deceased_ It is of great public concern that the needs and risks of prospective defendants, who are (not infrequently) suffering from mental health problems and are vulnerable are taken into account in setting bail conditions or restrictions on support to them. The inquest did not permit exploration of the possible or the decisions of the police, mindful of the proper scope of enquiry and the need to respect Convention rights about what may enter the public domain.