Neurosci., 9: 3040-3057. The body of Richard Morris was discovered in a forest near to his home in Bentley, Hampshire, in August 2020. "The brief circumstances are that Mr Morris was located deceased by a member of the public, having been reported missing from his home in May. "Described as funny, kind and smart by his diplomatic colleagues, he worked for the FCO with professionalism and integrity for nearly 30 years. People named Richard Morris. 'The brief circumstances are that Mr Morris was located deceased by a member of the public, having been reported missing from his home in May. Most recently he had a five-year posting as ambassador to Nepal from 2015. He underwent laser surgery in an attempt to remove his birthmark as a young teenager, but the procedure was eventually halted. Richard Morris. The coroner's court heard Mr Morris, a former ambassador to Nepal, worked long hours under high pressure helping to coordinate briefings to ministers during the first wave of coronavirus. Richard Morris, 52, the UKs former ambassador to Nepal, was last seen running on Islington Road in Alton, near his home in Bentley (Hampshire, U.K.), on the morning of May 6, 2020, at around 10.50 am. 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A diplomat who vanished from his home after suffering extreme stress while working for the Governments Covid taskforce took his own life, an inquest has found. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking. Morris vanished from the family home in May 2020 and his body was not found until 31 August in woodland only 2.5 miles away. A post-mortem on Mr Morris' body has failed to ascertain a cause of death at this stage, an inquest has heard. The inquest in Winchester heard he was under "severe stress" prior to his death. The body of Richard Morris was found in Alice Holt Forest on August 31 following a large search operation in the border areas of Hampshire and Surrey. At the time of the discovery of his body, police said they were not treating the death as suspicious. Police spent days combing through Alice Holt Forest after the keen runner's disappearance and on August 31 his body was discovered in the woodland site. Works at Self-Employed. An inquest heard he had been "extremely stressed" before his death. Mr Morris' death was reported to the coroner's office on September 1, with a post-mortem examination conducted on the body at Royal Hampshire County Hospital on September 14. Former ambassador to Nepal Richard Morris was last seen running near his home in Hampshire on May 6 2020 and his body was found three months later. Mr Morris killed himself last month aged 49, days before he was due to become the institutes deputy chief executive in its new structure. 160. - the police believe no foul play is involved. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Richard Morris was appointed British High Commissioner to Fiji before his disappearance Initial investigations have yet to establish how a diplomat whose body was found in a forest months after. Rishi Sunak is urgently reviewing his private exchanges with Matt Hancock after bombshell leak of ex-Health 'Drinks cold in fridge at DH!' The 52-year-old's body was found by a member of the public in Alice Holt Forest, Receive all the latest news directly to your inbox with our HampshireLive newsletter. After returning to the UK from Nepal, Mr Morris was assigned the case of Harry Dunn, the 19-year-old who was killed when a car crashed into his motorbike . Richard Morris, 52, the UK's former ambassador to Nepal, was last seen running on Islington Road in Alton, near his home in Bentley (Hampshire, U.K.), on the morning of May 6, 2020, at around 10.50 am. For inquests held at the Shirehall, Shrewsbury there is currently a limit of 20 persons being able to attend the hearing (including court staff) due to fire safety reasons, attendance remotely or by telephone also remains an option. My focus was reassuring him that he was doing a good job and the team were able to do things.. Geoff Morris was 41 at the time of the incident on May 4, 2019. Hampshire Police scoured Alice Holt Forest in May, following the senior diplomat's disappearance, but he wasn't found until August. Poundland gets ready to open new Aldershot store, Popular children's festival returns to the city, Large turnout for Ridge and Partners office opening, Environment group to encourage city residents to take direct action, Discover the fascinating history of Zizzi's Farnham restaurant once a thriving mineral water factory, New maternity triage service for Hampshire accessed 12,000 times in January, Human error to blame for deadly train crash, says Greek PM, At the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece. "We would like to take this opportunity to thank all the organisations and individuals who have supported us over the past few months.". Published: 11:13 GMT, 23 September 2020 | Updated: 11:13 GMT, 23 September 2020. That was the last day he was seen alive. Former ambassador to Nepal. "The nature of his death is at this time unascertained. Specialist officers searched more than six square miles of forest in their effort to find Richard, with the assistance of British Transport Police and Hampshire Search and Rescue Service. Morris was born on 1 November 1967 in Droitwich Spa, Worcestershire, to John and Kathleen Morris. At Cole's sentencing at Winchester Crown Court on June 1, 2021, Judge Angela Morris said there was a "regrettable and irreversible failure by some to spot" his health deterioration. Read about our approach to external linking. Richard suffered an element of a breakdown.. A jury of eight men . Richard Morris, 52, reportedly was suffering from "extreme stress" after working on these cases. He showed us the world but he was our world and we are devastated by his loss. He then began working 15-hour shifts six or seven days a week for the Foreign Offices Covid taskforce and suffered from night sweats, worrying that he was going to make a mistake that could land him in prison, the hearing in Winchester heard. Send your story ideas to south.newsonline@bbc.co.uk. The cause of death of a British diplomat found dead 17 weeks after going missing is currently unascertained, an inquest has heard. He was reported missing after going for a run in Hampshire in May 2020, and his body was identified four months later. A family statement released at the. At the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece. Log in or sign up for Facebook to connect with friends, family and people you know. Richard Morris, 52, a . Richard Morris. A family statement released at the time of his death described Mr Morris as "funny, kind and smart". Richard Morris, 52, was asked to assist with the Government's Covid taskforce His tearful widow Alison said he was 'totally unprotected' from its demands Inquest heard he had 'no time off'. The inquest also heard Mr Morris had found moving back to the UK hard after living in Nepal for several years. Morris was reported missing on 6 May 2020 after leaving his house in Bentley, Hampshire, for a run and not returning home. Read about our approach to external linking. Richard Morris and 321. Each email has a link to unsubscribe. When do the clocks change in 2023? The autopsy has failed to answer the question of how he died and investigations continue. The iconic architect Richard Morris Hunt (1827-1895) designed many notable buildings by combining historical architectural aesthetics with modern technology. He is also a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Marketing (FCIM) and of the Royal Society for Arts, Manufacture and Commerce (FRSA). Capt. Previously at the inquest, his widow Alison Morris said her husband feared there was not enough time to process information in the fast-moving period and if any information error got past him the Government would be torn apart in the press. Get email updates with the day's biggest stories. Assistant Desk Officer, Cultural Relations Department (1991 to 1992); undertook a temporary duty to the United Kingdom Mission to United Nations, New York (1993). EXCLUSIVE: Lanzarote sticks to its guns and insists it WILL limit tourists and move away from relying on Jeremy Clarkson DENIES he has been sacked as Who Wants To Be a Millionaire? 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Julia Longbottom, Morriss boss in the Covid taskforce who is now the British ambassador to Japan, told the inquest she believed he was willingly going the extra mile. Mr Morris spent 10 years working for the . [1] He had a younger sister and attended Droitwich Spa High School. Christopher Wilkinson, the senior coroner for Hampshire, told the inquest on September 23, 2020 that a medical cause of death was "unascertained". Dr Russell Delaney, a registered medical practitioner and consultant forensic pathologist, undertook the examination and gave the cause of death to be unascertained. Richard Morris. He had been due to take up a role as Britain's High Commissioner to Fiji from July. Mr Morris was head of the Foreign & Commonwealth Office's pacific department from 2013 to 2015. Richard Charles Morris FRSA (1 November 1967 c.6 May 2020) was a British diplomat who served as British Ambassador to Nepal from 2015 to 2019. Truth about Covid care home testing row: Timeline lays bare what was said, by who and when. He was later asked to assist with the government's Covid-19 taskforce at a time when Boris Johnson was in intensive care and news about the pandemic was changing every day. The 52-year-old former ambassador to Nepal was last seen running in the area on 6. Richard Morris, the former ambassador to Nepal, feared that he would lose his upcoming post as high commissioner of Fiji if he could not prove his "resilience", senior coroner Chris Wilkinson. Richard Morris, who was the ambassador to Nepal, helped coordinate briefings to ministers during the first wave of the pandemic in 2020. No information was given to the inquest about a possible motive. A diplomat was suffering with extreme stress while working for the government's Covid taskforce before going missing and later being found dead in a forest, an inquest has heard. 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