A SOMALIAN refugee took his own life after things became too much for him, Southwark Coroner's Court heard.

Bare Mohammed Abdi, 24, of Walpole Road, Woolwich, arrived in England after receiving asylum in June 1992.

He was found hanging from a second floor balcony on November 25, last year.

He fled with his mother from Somalia after his father and sister were killed in Mogadishu, during the Somalian civil war in 1989.

The inquest heard how Mr Abdi spent periods of time in Greenwich District Hospital, due to psychological issues and had attempted to harm himself before.

Pathologist Dr Vesna Djurovic said the cause of death was asphyxiation from hanging.

Oxleas NHS trust outreach officer Dr Nigel Pearson said Mr Abdi was taking anti-depressants, sleeping pills and suffered from psychological disorders and would not talk about losses in his life.

Recording a verdict of suicide, coroner Dr Adelle Williams said: "Mr Abdi took his own life. "There is no evidence to suggest anyone else was involved, things just became too much for him."