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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Rebecca Thomas

Matthew Caseby: Priory hospital failings contributed to death of man, 23, killed by train after he fled

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The NHS should stop sending patients to Priory-run mental health hospitals after a patient who fled a facility died when he was hit by a train, the victim’s father has said.

Matthew Caseby, 23, died from head injuries in September 2020 after he escaped over a fence from the Priory Hospital Woodbourne in Birmingham and was later struck by a train.

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