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21
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0%
0 of 21 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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Jaqueline Hodgson told Southwark Coroner’s Court that her son was shy and “non-violent”, and that the actions were “entirely at odds” with the person he was throughout the rest of his life.
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he → tell → life
Reading a pen portrait to jurors at his inquest on Monday, his mother said she is “deeply sorry for the distress and hurt Bryce caused”.
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Bryce → read → distress
“We were and remain utterly shocked by what happened,” Mrs Hodgson said, saying it was “completely out of character” for her son.
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it → remain → son
She described him as “quiet and unassuming”, and told the court he did not like discussing his feelings, was shy, “emotionally naive” and had never had a significant romantic relationship.
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he → describe → relationship
He had a happy childhood and a great relationship with his sister, who was three years his junior, and would help his grandmother with new technology, she said.
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she → have → technology
However, his life changed at the beginning of 2023 when he seemed increasingly anxious, jurors were told.
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jurors → change → 2023
When he visited his parents in their new home outside the UK that spring, he expressed concerns about trouble in his house share in London.
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he → visit → London
Mrs Hodgson said: “He visited in the March and he was anxious about deteriorating relationships in the house and told us that the atmosphere in the house was very difficult.”
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atmosphere → say → house
Later that year, he called them to say he was due to appear in court charged with a criminal offence.
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he → call → offence
“We were shocked by this as to the best of our knowledge he had never been in trouble,” Mrs Hodgson said.
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Hodgson → shock → trouble
She went on: “Bryce told us that he felt he didn’t deserve to be convicted but that he had been advised to plead guilty.
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he → go → us
He became increasingly concerned about his physical health and had a series of inconclusive medical tests, the jury heard, but when he visited his parents again for Christmas that year seemed happy and positive about the future.
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he → become → future
Mrs Hodgson said she is “so grateful” the family had that time together before his death the following month.
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family → say → death
“When the police called with the terrible news about what had happened we were completely and utterly shocked,” she said.
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she → call → news
Mrs Hodgson told the jury her son was in a mental health crisis, and that his family want to understand what happened to him and whether there were any missed opportunities to stop it.
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what → tell → it
She said she “cannot recognise” the person involved in the incident, and that her son was “non-violent”.
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son → say → incident
“Bryce will always be loved and missed by his family and his friends,” she said.
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she → love → family
Earlier, coroner Dr Julian Morris told jurors Mr Hodgson had previously lived at the house in Bywater Place.
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Hodgson → tell → Place
He said: “In the early hours of January 30 2024 he returned to 27 Bywater Place.
“He was carrying various weapons including a crossbow and a sword.
“Local police who attended first attempted to control the situation but were unable to do so.
“Following their attendance two shots were fired.”
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shots → say → attendance
Medics from both the land and air ambulance tried to resuscitate him but he was pronounced dead at the scene, the court heard.
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court → try → scene
The inquest is expected to take around four weeks.
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inquest → expect → weeks
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