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Yahoo
24-02-2025
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Mental health patient not checked for three hours
A man who was found dead while under the care of a mental health facility was left unchecked for three hours, an inquest has heard. Henok Zaid Gebrsslasie was found unresponsive in his room at the Caludon Centre in Coventry on 12 August 2021. The 23-year-old was meant to be checked every 15 minutes by carers, but the specified Level 2 observations did not happen on the afternoon of his death, a jury at his inquest was told. He had been admitted to the facility on 2 August after telling police officers and medical staff he wanted to kill others as well as himself. Mr Gebrsslasie had fled his native Eritrea as a child, arriving in the UK in 2020. At the time of his death, Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust, which runs the facility, had been trialling technology called Oxevision, which had captured events surrounding his death. Data and video retrieved from the system formed part of a West Midlands Police investigation into his death. Giving evidence on Monday, investigating officer DC Nikki McMurray from the force said Mr Gebrsslasie had last had an interaction with a student nurse at about 13:55 BST on the day of his death. Staff were then seen entering his room at 17:05 after an alarm was raised, the jury heard. His treatment at the centre had previously included antipsychotic drugs following episodes of violence, the court was told. He also spent some time in seclusion and was issued with rip-proof clothing. On 5 August he absconded from the hospital before being picked up from his home by officers who saw he had a knife, the court heard, with jurors told he stated he wanted to hurt himself. The inquest at Coventry Council House continues. Follow BBC Coventry & Warwickshire on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram. Absconded mental health patient found with knife HM Courts and Tribunals Service Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust
BBC News
24-02-2025
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Coventry mental health patient not checked upon for three hours
A man who was found dead while under the care of a mental health facility was left unchecked for three hours, an inquest has heard. Henok Zaid Gebrsslasie was found unresponsive in his room at the Caludon Centre in Coventry on 12 August 2021. The 23-year-old was meant to be checked every 15 minutes by carers, but the specified Level 2 observations did not happen on the afternoon of his death, a jury at his inquest was told. He had been admitted to the facility on 2 August after telling police officers and medical staff he wanted to kill others as well as himself. Mr Gebrsslasie had fled his native Eritrea as a child, arriving in the UK in 2020. At the time of his death, Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust, which runs the facility, had been trialling technology called Oxevision, which had captured events surrounding his and video retrieved from the system formed part of a West Midlands Police investigation into his death. Giving evidence on Monday, investigating officer DC Nikki McMurray from the force said Mr Gebrsslasie had last had an interaction with a student nurse at about 13:55 BST on the day of his death. Staff were then seen entering his room at 17:05 after an alarm was raised, the jury heard. His treatment at the centre had previously included antipsychotic drugs following episodes of violence, the court was told. He also spent some time in seclusion and was issued with rip-proof clothing. On 5 August he absconded from the hospital before being picked up from his home by officers who saw he had a knife, the court heard, with jurors told he stated he wanted to hurt inquest at Coventry Council House continues. Follow BBC Coventry & Warwickshire on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
Yahoo
17-02-2025
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Absconded mental health patient found with knife
A man who died at a mental health facility was found holding a knife when he absconded several days before, an inquest has heard. Henok Zaid Gebrsslasie was being held at the Caludon Centre in Coventry after being sectioned. The 23-year-old had fled his native Eritrea as a child and had lived for years as a refugee, the court heard. He was admitted to the centre on 2 August 2021 and found dead there on 12 August. The football-loving youngster was kind, liked to make jokes and help the needy, his family told the inquest hearing via a statement. He had arrived in the UK in May 2020 after travelling across the Sahara, Mediterranean and Europe. Addressing jurors, Coventry coroner Delroy Henry described how Mr Gebrsslasie had initially been arrested by police on 2 August 2021. His behaviour in detention gave rise to a mental health assessment at the Caludon Centre, where he was detained under the Mental Heath Act. Treatment at the centre included anti-psychotic drugs following episodes of violence, the court was told. Giving evidence on Monday, locum Dr Ahmad Alastal said he had initially assessed the patient via a video link on 4 August where he was uncooperative, agitated and said he did not want to engage with health professionals. "He then took his clothes off, threw them down and left the room," the witness explained. An entry in a care record in the days before the assessment stated Mr Gebrsslasie had told another doctor he wanted to kill two people and then himself. On 5 August he absconded from the hospital before being picked up, from his home address, by officers who saw he had a knife, the court heard, with jurors told he stated he wanted to hurt himself. He was returned to the centre's Sherbourne ward, a psychiatric intensive care unit (PICU), where a further incident led to restraint and medication, jurors learned. He was also issued with rip-proof clothing. On 12 August, Mr Gebrsslasie was found dead in his room. The court was told his own clothes had been returned to him earlier that day. At the time of his death, Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust, which runs the facility, had been trialling technology called Oxevision which had captured events surrounding his death on video. This would be shown to jurors as part of a three-week hearing, the coroner said. The inquest at Coventry Council House continues. Follow BBC Coventry & Warwickshire on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram. HM Courts and Tribunals Service Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust
BBC News
17-02-2025
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Absconded Coventry mental health patient found with knife
A man who died at a mental health facility was found holding a knife when he absconded several days before, an inquest has Zaid Gebrsslasie was being held at the Caludon Centre in Coventry after being 23-year-old had fled his native Eritrea as a child and had lived for years as a refugee, the court heard. He was admitted to the centre on 2 August 2021 and found dead there on 12 August. The football-loving youngster was kind, liked to make jokes and help the needy, his family told the inquest hearing via a statement. He had arrived in the UK in May 2020 after travelling across the Sahara, Mediterranean and jurors, Coventry coroner Delroy Henry described how Mr Gebrsslasie had initially been arrested by police on 2 August 2021. His behaviour in detention gave rise to a mental health assessment at the Caludon Centre, where he was detained under the Mental Heath at the centre included anti-psychotic drugs following episodes of violence, the court was told. Giving evidence on Monday, locum Dr Ahmad Alastal said he had initially assessed the patient via a video link on 4 August where he was uncooperative, agitated and said he did not want to engage with health professionals. "He then took his clothes off, threw them down and left the room," the witness explained. An entry in a care record in the days before the assessment stated Mr Gebrsslasie had told another doctor he wanted to kill two people and then himself. On 5 August he absconded from the hospital before being picked up, from his home address, by officers who saw he had a knife, the court heard, with jurors told he stated he wanted to hurt himself. He was returned to the centre's Sherbourne ward, a psychiatric intensive care unit (PICU), where a further incident led to restraint and medication, jurors learned. He was also issued with rip-proof clothing. On 12 August, Mr Gebrsslasie was found dead in his court was told his own clothes had been returned to him earlier that day. At the time of his death, Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust, which runs the facility, had been trialling technology called Oxevision which had captured events surrounding his death on video. This would be shown to jurors as part of a three-week hearing, the coroner said. The inquest at Coventry Council House continues. Follow BBC Coventry & Warwickshire on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
