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Ben “wanted out” of Chelmsford’s Linden Centre just minutes before he was found hanged in his room, his mum claims.
Ben, just 20 years old had ADHD, and was admitted to the mental health unit at Broomfield Hospital in Chelmsford on December 8, 2008, but tragically lost his life just 20 days later.
Ben had called his mum just 30 minutes before he was found dead in his room saying that he wanted to leave the centre.
Lisa still doesn’t know the full truth about how her son died. She has been living a “terrible nightmare” for the past 12 years.
A hearing determined that Ben had died “before his illness was fully diagnosed to ensure a suitable care programme to be implemented to manage his condition”.
These were factors that “more than minimally” contributed to his death.
Lisa is now one of many Essex families fighting for a statutory public inquiry into the county’s mental health services in search of justice for their loved ones, and accountability for those who they claim failed to keep their relatives safe.