Man took his own life after feeling let down by medical services

The hearing in Newbury Town Hall was told that 49-year-old David Robert Hobley, an unemployed care worker, was found in the woods at Hampstead Norreys where he pursued his hobby.
His widow, Ruth Mary Hobley, said: “He had legal access to private land... he would put out nets and the birds would fly into them and be trapped.
“He would put rings on them, weigh them and then let them go again.
“He did that two or three times a week.
“The information would be passed to the RSPB (Royal Society for the Protection of Birds).”
The inquest was told by community psychiatric nurse Zoe Williams that Mr Hobley had been diagnosed as suffering from Borderline Personality Disorder and Mrs Hobley explained: “Bird ringing helped him focus on something other than the voices he was hearing, which were very negative.
“He had quite often talked about wanting to end his life.”
Mrs Hobley told the hearing on September 12 that her husband had been undergoing cognitive behavioural therapy but that he had felt let down by the medical authorities when the treatment he favoured was discontinued.
On May 23, the hearing was told, Mrs Hobley became concerned because her husband, an unemployed care worker who had battled depression, would usually text her when out bird ringing at Laycroft Wood, Hampstead Norreys, and on this occasion he had not done so.
She was unable to reach him by phone and then discovered a letter in the home they shared in Tern Close, Tilehurst, which indicated he was going to take his own life, the inquest heard.
The police were alerted and a search was launched, which resulted in Mr Hobley’s car being found and then his spaniel, Willow.
Mr Hobley’s body was found soon afterwards by gamekeeper Steven Vale.
A post mortem examination showed that Mr Hobley, a former vice chairman of the Community Regeneration Action Group (CRAG) and former chairman of his local Neighbourhood Action Group (NAG), died by hanging.
Berkshire coroner Michael Burgess said: “Mr Hobley felt he was being let down by the medical services who were no longer giving him the same level of support as in the past.
“The only conclusion I can reach is that Mr Hobley took his own life while he was suffering from Borderline Personality Disorder.”