Kevin Courtman was found dead in his room at St Michael's Court care home in Aylsham following a deliberate act to end his own life. He was 62.

But during an inquest into his death, Alison Lawrence, who was manager of the home at the time of his death, declined to answer all but two questions asked by coroner Yvonne Blake.

Ms Lawrence confirmed that she was previously employed as the home's manager and that she held the role at the time of Mr Courtman's death.

However, she refused to respond to any other question asked, citing rule 22 of the Coroner's Rules, which allows witnesses to refuse to answer questions that might incriminate them.

Mrs Blake asked Ms Lawrence 11 questions in total, centring around how the home cared for Mr Courtman after he was placed in the home by social services.

These included asking about what risk assessments were carried out when his........

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