Petition updateFighting for Justice - Families calling for a Statutory Public Inquiry into MH ServicesFighting to find out what happened to Matthew.
Melanie LeahyEssex, United Kingdom
Jan 31, 2021

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7th November 2012, Matthew was placed under section 3 of the mental health Act and admitted to the Linden Centre, in Chelmsford, Essex.
By 15th November, some seven days in the, ʻcare of the state,ʼ my son was dead.
The last days of his life in a place he called, ʻHell.ʼ And I now believe it truly was, ʻhell on earthʼ.
Alone, malnourished, over medicated, scared, bleeding, bruised, reportedly raped, injected multiple times, ignored, and frightened.
No records of any staff in those last seven days of his life, offering him any comfort. I had been advised not to visit and to give him time to settle on the ward. I will live with the guilt, for the rest of my life, that I listened to so called professionals and I was not there when my son needed me the most.
An inquest into my sonsʼ death was held in January 2015.
An Open Narrative verdict was reached which concluded that my son:-
ʻMatthew James Leahy was subject to a series of multiple failings and missed opportunities over a prolonged period of time by those entrusted with his care. The jury found that relevant policies and procedures were not adhered to, impacting on Matthewʼs overall care and wellbeing leading up to his death.ʼ
How the inquest concluded I will never know.
Staff were not interviewed by police after Matthewʼs death.

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