The Absconding Clock

Imagine someone has been detained under either s135(1) or s136 Mental Health Act 1983, for removal to a Place of Safety and they abscond. It could happen in one of two situations – Someone is detained at the location where the power is used, then absconds before they arrive at the PoS. Someone detained does […]

Rachel Jones

On 23rd April 2022, the family of Rachel Jones took her to A&E at East Surrey Hospital due to suicidal thoughts and superficial self-injury. She was assessed under the Mental Health Act (MHA) at East Surrey on 26th April 2022 and having been subsequently detained under s2 MHA, was transferred to Langley Green Hospital in Sussex. […]

Mr and Mrs Cawdery

An inquest in Northern Ireland is has spent the last few weeks wading its way through the very sad events which led to a double killing in Portadown in 2017. Thomas McEntee pleaded guilty in 2018 to the manslaughter of Michael and Marjorie Cawdery on the grounds of diminished responsibility and was sentenced to ten […]