A dad-of-two was killed by a train after breaking out of his hospital bedroom.
Ricky Cairns died after being struck by a Merseyrail train near to RAF Woodvale between Formby Station and Freshfield Station on March 28 2019. The 31-year-old was a patient at Clockview Hospital in Walton, where he was sectioned under the Mental Health Act in January 2019.
An inquest into his death was held this week on Monday, May 9, at Bootle Town Hall. The inquest heard Mr Cairns had managed to escape from the hospital after causing damage his bedroom window on March 25 2019. Coroner Mr Graham Jackson said Mr Cairns visited his mother that day and his aunt two days later, and his death was sadly reported to the hospital on March 29.
