A schizophrenic man jumped to his death from a bridge, an inquest heard.

Simon Dawson, 26, jumped from a bridge over railway lines east of Cholsey, near Wallingford, on October 17.

An inquest in Oxford yesterday heard that Mr Dawson, from Wallingford, died from multiple injuries to his head and chest.

Mr Dawson was suffering from psychiatric problems and had received treatment at the Littlemore Hospital in Oxford and the Fairmile Hospital, near Wallingford, where he worked as a domestic cleaner.

Dr Andrew Henry, a Wallingford GP who saw Mr Dawson the day before he died, said his patient wanted to stop taking his prescribed anti-psychotic medication, Risperidone, because he said it made him feel unwell and dampened his emotions.

Dr Henry added that Mr Dawson had said he was having trouble socialising and felt lonely.

On the day before his death, he visited a friend, Mark Barnes, with whom he recorded a cassette of his poetry which Mr Barnes gave to Mr Dawson's father, Alan, on the day of his son's funeral.

Coroner Dorothy Flood said the poems were emotional but contained no indication he would take his own life.

In the evening, Mr Dawson stayed at his grandmother's house in Cholsey. She said he was more chatty than usual and was still making plans for the week ahead.

At some time between 10pm - when Mr Dawson's grandmother went to bed - and 8am the following morning, when his body was seen by a passing train driver, Mr Dawson went to the bridge and jumped.

The coroner recorded a verdict that Mr Dawson took his own life.