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Stanley Murphy-Johns

Trust did not give ‘safe care’ for girl who died on hospital grounds, court told

An NHS trust failed to provide “safe care and treatment” for a teenage girl who died on hospital grounds after running from her ward, a court heard.

Ellame Ford-Dunn, 16, died after absconding and ligaturing in the grounds of Worthing Hospital whilst she was a mental health inpatient on March 20 2022.

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