Extracts from the diary of a former catwalk model from Bury St Edmunds expressing his hopes for the future have been read out at his inquest. Finley Clark, a former model who had appeared in Vogue magazine and walked the catwalk in Milan and Paris, died at his home last November, aged 23. Mr Clark’s struggles with alcohol and drugs, including the fact that he had purchased £270 of assorted drugs the day previous to his death, have been documented at the hearing at Suffolk Coroners' Court.
The drugs included ketamine, cocaine and methadone. On Thursday, excerpts from Mr Clark’s notebook were read before the jury. On September 29, 2023, he wrote: “Life is moving so fast lately.
So many wonderful things have happened so quickly”. He wrote that he was hoping his contract working at the charity Barnardo’s would be made permanent, and that he would be moving to Bury St Edmunds to live with his girlfriend, Olivia Tindall, on October 11. Days later, he wrote about a self-harm incident, when he had made cuts to his thighs which required stitches.
“I’m not actually sure why I did any of that,” he wrote. Mr Clark also wrote about his relationship with Miss Tindall, writing: “[She] is still madly in love with me and I with her.” Mr Clark also wrote about his hopes for the future; that he was trying to read more and cut down on screen time, that he wanted to one day buy his own property, and ideas for initiatives in Bury St Edmunds, such as a litter pick which he name.
