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Essex woman's mental health checks may have been missed, inquest told

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A police officer says the comment from staff about missed checks was 'obviously concerning'.

By Tom Larsen-Wright and Rachael McMenemyA police officer told an inquest it was "obviously concerning" that checks on a woman at an Essex mental health unit may have been missed before her death.

Police noted that staff at the unit were "obstructive" when they visited the day after her death, the inquest was told.Opening the inquest on Monday, coroner Sonia Hayes told the jury Ms Hart had struggled with body dysmorphia and had been detained under the mental health act several times.In a written statement, Ms Hart's mother described her as "caring and funny, with a huge passion for animals and wildlife".

 

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