James Melley
jamesmelley.bsky.social
James Melley
@jamesmelley.bsky.social
Journalist at BBC News
There will be much more on this on BBC News.
June 9, 2025 at 2:32 PM
They were found not guilty of corporate manslaughter and manslaughter by gross negligence respectively.
June 9, 2025 at 2:32 PM
The NHS trust that runs the hospital, North East London NHS Foundation Trust, and the ward manager of the unit Benjamin Aninakwa, have been convicted of health and safety breaches.
June 9, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Her family later found out she’d tried to harm herself using plastic bags or bin liners on 18 previous occasions during her admission. The bin liner in the bin she had access to wasn’t removed, despite the risks it posed.
June 9, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Alice had died having been able to get access to a plastic bin liner on the ward she was being treated on- where she was meant to be safe.
June 9, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Since she died almost ten years ago, her family have been fighting for accountability for what happened to her.
June 9, 2025 at 2:32 PM
But she wasn’t just a diagnosis- her family talk about a vibrant, fun and smart young woman. Just before she went into hospital in 2015, she’d been looking forward to going to university.
June 9, 2025 at 2:32 PM
She’d struggled with bipolar disorder and an eating disorder since she was a teenager. Sometimes she needed specialist hospital treatment.
June 9, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Alice Figueiredo died whilst a patient at Goodmayes Hospital in east London in 2015. She was 22 years old.
June 9, 2025 at 2:32 PM