A man was found dead in a canal three months after signing himself out of hospital and going missing.
Lee Radford had a history of mental health problems and was being treated at Peasley Cross Hospital, in St Helens, after being diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia. Two days after Christmas in 2019, the 31-year-old signed himself out of the hospital and disappeared.
Staff tried to contact him when he did not return after 15 minutes, but his mobile phone was found left in his room, along with his bank card and the rest of his belongings. Police were called, and a missing persons report was made.
