A farmer was given back the keys to his gun cabinet by police just hours before he shot himself dead, an inquest heard.
Glen Brough, 36, was found dead by officers in a field near Escrick, Yorkshire, next to a shotgun.
The inquest heard he had broken up with his partner of 17 years, Stephanie Neathway, 45, and had been trying to phone her repeatedly the night before he died in August.
Police told the inquest he left a series of messages on her phone including one in which a gunshot was heard.
Glen Brough, 36, was found dead by officers in a field near Escrick, Yorkshire, next to a shotgun.
The inquest heard he had broken up with his partner of 17 years, Stephanie Neathway, 45, and had been trying to phone her repeatedly the night before he died in August.
Police told the inquest he left a series of messages on her phone including one in which a gunshot was heard.
Glen Brough, 36, pictured, was found dead next to a shotgun after breaking up with his girlfriend of 17 years, an inquest heard
Reading the messages at the hearing, Detective Sergeant Fiona McEwan said: '"I suggest you get round here. This is the first'"... I could hear a gunshot... "'and the second is going in my mouth".'
In a written statement, Ms Neathway's mother Mary Sullivan said Mr Brough had contacted her upset and crying on the evening of August 27, following the break-up with her daughter.
She said he told her 'I am really sorry for what I am going to put you through.'
In a statement, Ms Sullivan said: 'I just thought, he is going to do something stupid.'
Coroner Rob Turnbull told a jury police responded by visiting Mr Brough that evening and taking away the keys to his gun cabinet.
But the next morning at 9.45am he had gone to Selby Police Station and had been given the keys back.
In her statement, Ms Neathway said she returned from a horse ride to be told by friend Gwyneth Jackson that Mr Brough had left a message and his car keys for her at the stable and that he would be 'waiting at the top of the lane'.
Her statement said: 'I was petrified and broke down in tears.'
She also told the inquest she knew of an incident when Mr Brough was 16 when he 'deliberately drove into a bridge causing himself serious injury'.
Ms Neathway said she phoned the police to report concerns for his wellbeing.
She also said she had been at a restaurant with work colleagues on the evening of August 27.
Early on August 28, she had messaged Mr Brough to say he could function without her and urged him to 'get a grip on himself, do one of his hobbies and stop sitting there wallowing'.
The inquest at Innovation Centre, the University of York, heard police launched a search for Mr Brough following Ms Neathway's call.
It also heard medical evidence that Mr Brough had died from a shot to the head and had not been under the influence of drugs or alcohol.
Reading the messages at the hearing, Detective Sergeant Fiona McEwan said: '"I suggest you get round here. This is the first'"... I could hear a gunshot... "'and the second is going in my mouth".'
In a written statement, Ms Neathway's mother Mary Sullivan said Mr Brough had contacted her upset and crying on the evening of August 27, following the break-up with her daughter.
She said he told her 'I am really sorry for what I am going to put you through.'
In a statement, Ms Sullivan said: 'I just thought, he is going to do something stupid.'
Coroner Rob Turnbull told a jury police responded by visiting Mr Brough that evening and taking away the keys to his gun cabinet.
But the next morning at 9.45am he had gone to Selby Police Station and had been given the keys back.
In her statement, Ms Neathway said she returned from a horse ride to be told by friend Gwyneth Jackson that Mr Brough had left a message and his car keys for her at the stable and that he would be 'waiting at the top of the lane'.
Her statement said: 'I was petrified and broke down in tears.'
She also told the inquest she knew of an incident when Mr Brough was 16 when he 'deliberately drove into a bridge causing himself serious injury'.
Ms Neathway said she phoned the police to report concerns for his wellbeing.
She also said she had been at a restaurant with work colleagues on the evening of August 27.
Early on August 28, she had messaged Mr Brough to say he could function without her and urged him to 'get a grip on himself, do one of his hobbies and stop sitting there wallowing'.
The inquest at Innovation Centre, the University of York, heard police launched a search for Mr Brough following Ms Neathway's call.
It also heard medical evidence that Mr Brough had died from a shot to the head and had not been under the influence of drugs or alcohol.
Former partner Stephanie Neathway, 45, pictured, told the inquest she was concerned for Mr Brough after receiving worrying messages and contacted police over his welfare
Mr Brough, of North Duffield near Selby, came from a Thirsk family and had worked on several farms.
His sister, Lyn Hickman, said he had held a firearms' licence for several years and had always wanted to be a farmer.
In his opening remarks the coroner told the jury: 'Nobody is on trial here. There is no question of attributing blame.'
Their task was to establish the facts surrounding Mr Brough's death. The issues they would have to decide on included the police response to Mrs Sullivan's concerns and whether it had been appropriate to return Mr Brough's gun cabinet keys.
They would also have to decide whether he took his own life and whether he intended to do so.
Det Sgt McEwan told the inquest she found no evidence that anyone else had caused the death.
The inquest continues.
Mr Brough, of North Duffield near Selby, came from a Thirsk family and had worked on several farms.
His sister, Lyn Hickman, said he had held a firearms' licence for several years and had always wanted to be a farmer.
In his opening remarks the coroner told the jury: 'Nobody is on trial here. There is no question of attributing blame.'
Their task was to establish the facts surrounding Mr Brough's death. The issues they would have to decide on included the police response to Mrs Sullivan's concerns and whether it had been appropriate to return Mr Brough's gun cabinet keys.
They would also have to decide whether he took his own life and whether he intended to do so.
Det Sgt McEwan told the inquest she found no evidence that anyone else had caused the death.
The inquest continues.
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