A Hebburn woman who had begged to go to hospital to escape voices that were “tormenting” her took her own life after a “compromised” assessment recommended treating her at home.
Rachel Shaw, 31, died in the Freeman Hospital on September 7, 2020, after falling from the Tyne Bridge.
Rachel was suffering from schizophreniform disorder , Newcastle Coroner’s Court heard on Wednesday. She had been sectioned in June after her first psychotic episode, spending 20 days in hospital before being discharged for treatment in the community.
