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HealthHow did staff sleep while a patient was killed?

A mental health trust has been warned that more deaths could occur unless staffing problems are addressed, after a man was killed by another patient. A coroner’s report said staff on duty slept while working and falsified observation records. The family of Hugo Flint Cahan described a “litany of failures” in the care of both men.

BBBC News 2026-10-02 10:45