Teenager discovered useless close to hospital she’d left simply an hour earlier than physique discovery

A teenage lady died simply an hour after receiving therapy at a hospital, an inquest has heard.

Evelin Chacko, 16, was discovered useless in a wooded space close to the Royal Bolton Hospital on July 13, 2020.

The teenager was admitted fewer than two weeks prior, on July 1, after she suffered an overdose at her household residence in Farnworth.

An inquest into her loss of life held at Bolton Coroners’ Court heard that Miss Chacko was admitted to A&E and transferred to the hospital’s C2 ward the subsequent day.

Coroner Alan Walsh heard the ward – which caters to grownup complicated care – was “inappropriate” for the teenager, who suffered from a “long history” of “suicidal ideation”.

The Manchester Evening News medical doctors mentioned C2 was a “place of safety”, Miss Chacko’s household claimed there have been “systemic failures” at “every stage” previous to her loss of life.

The courtroom heard that {the teenager}’s mom, Valsamma John, known as an ambulance after her daughter mentioned she had taken an overdose.

She was taken to the hospital and processed via A&E to ward C2, however ward advisor Dr Geraldine Donnelly mentioned she was not conscious of the total extent of her psychological well being historical past.

Miss Chacko was identified with oppositional defiant dysfunction, and the courtroom additional heard that she had beforehand “threatened” to kill herself throughout disagreements with family members.

Dr Donnelly mentioned she had tried to contact Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) a number of instances within the three days earlier than she died.

She informed the courtroom she did not really feel there “was an adequate risk assessment and plan in place for levels of observation” on Ward C2.

And she mentioned she had raised considerations concerning the teenager’s well being however felt they weren’t listened to.

During her keep on the ward, Miss Chacko had left and returned residence on three events, returning to the hospital every time, as she was “free to come and go” with out monitoring from July 5.

She left the hospital at round 2pm on the day she died, which was “not unusual” for {the teenager}, who typically went exterior for a cigarette.

CCTV footage confirmed she was strolling “alone” in a wooded space at 2.11pm.

Police discovered her physique at round 3pm on July 13, and the inquest heard that information taken from her telephone confirmed she had googled phrases regarding suicide earlier than she died. The inquest continues.

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