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Evening Standard
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Lydia Chantler-Hicks

Vulnerable man, 69, found dead in tent after escaping from mental health appointment

A “vulnerable” man who was supposed to be under constant supervision died after escaping from a mental health clinic, where his carer reportedly neglected to watch him and instead sat looking at her phone.

A coroner has issued a warning following the death of Sydney Piper, 69, who was found dead in a tent in Epping Forest last March a month after he went missing.

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