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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
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Martyn Halle, John Siddle & Mary Stone

'Serious failures' led to death of young woman, 22, in mental health clinic 120 miles from home

A mum says her daughter who died at a mental health clinic 120 miles from home was 'badly let down' by the staff who were meant to protect her. Laura Davis, 22, took her own life after being given a plastic bag and allowed access to a ligature at a psychiatric intensive care facility in Warrington.

An inquest has criticised Arbury Court clinic for the 'unsafe practice' of giving patients high-risk items, GloucestershireLive reports. The jury found that the staff made 'serious failures' by not taking the ligature off Laura or upping observations.

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