It's been nearly six months since Shaun and Pip Stirrup suffered a tragedy that no parent should ever have to go through.
06.08.2023 - 11:55 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
The mother of a young woman who was among three people to die at the same psychiatric hospital last year hopes to find 'vital answers' as an inquest into her tragic death resumes.
Lindsey Bridges, 44, called Lauren Bridges, 20, her 'best friend' and said she hoped to 'honour her memory' by finding out details about her death at the Priory Hospital Cheadle Royal.
The straight A-student had been admitted eight times to mental health units before going to the privately run hospital in Stockport in July, 2021. But seven months later, Lindsey got a heartbreaking phone call in the middle of the night to tell her that her daughter had been found unresponsive.
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Lauren's family rushed six hours to be by her bedside, but by the next day, on February 25, 2022, a clinical decision was made to withdraw her life support. Her death came just a month before mental health blogger Beth Matthews, 26 passed away after swallowing a poisonous substance at the same hospital, reports Cheshire Live.
And fellow patient Deseree Fitzpatrick, 30, died there in January 2021, when she choked on her own vomit after being given medication that sedated her gag reflex.
An inquest scheduled for two weeks examining the circumstances surrounding Lauren's death got underway in February this year.
But the hearing was stopped after two days and the jury discharged. A new inquest was then listed to allow more time for all of the evidence to be heard. It's due to start at Stockport Coroner's Court on Monday and is expected to last up to five weeks.
In May this year, the Care Quality Commission watchdog rated the care offered at Priory Hospital Cheadle Royal
It's been nearly six months since Shaun and Pip Stirrup suffered a tragedy that no parent should ever have to go through.
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