Suicidal men left alone with noose

Summary:

In Leeds, two health workers did not remove a noose which a man, Mr Johnson, had made himself and had already hung in his house for obvious reasons. Mr Johnson was found dead a day later. The coroner accuses the two health workers of negligence for they should have taken away the rope, contacted family and sectioned Mr Johnson under the Mental Health Act, besides that, they should not have left him alone when he was obviously depressed. After a disciplinary investigation into this incident, the two men have been sacked.

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Own opinion:

I think the coroner is quite firm with his accusations. He also said that they could have prevented Mr Johnson’s death if they had taken away the noose. I am not sure whether this is the case. When somebody wants to die that badly, he will find a way. They could have taken away the rope, and he could have made another one the minute after they were gone. Nevertheless, I also believe that they should have removed the noose, regardless of the state of mind somebody is, you never know what can go wrong..

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Source:

(1 May 2012). BBC. ‘Suicidal’ man left alone with noose in Leeds. Retrieved from http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-22366969