Trams were completely stopped on Thursday night after a reported fight which left two people injured. A man was arrested by dog handlers on suspicion of assault after the incident, which happened near Abraham Moss tram stop shortly before 8pm.
13.09.2022 - 09:59 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Families have blasted a NHS Trust after it said it did not intend to publish an independent review into their loved ones deaths. Three young people died in nine months at the same mental health unit.
A Coroner was told last week that the review will be "ready" this month. Rowan Thompson, 18, died while a patient at the unit, based in the former Prestwich Hospital, Bury, in October 2020, followed by Charlie Millers, 17, in December that year, and Ania Sohail, 21, in June last year.
Earlier this year, Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust (GMMH), which runs the hospital, commissioned an 'external report' into the deaths. On Tuesday last week a pre-inquest hearing into the death of Rowan - who used the pronoun 'they' - heard that the full report would be available for the coroner to read 'on or around September 30'.
Asked by the Manchester Evening News if the review would be published a spokesperson for the Trust said the Trust "always act on the wishes of the family regarding publication of reports," adding "and so in line with this we have no immediate plans to make the report public."
But the parents of both Rowan Thompson and Charlie Mllers said they wanted the report publishing. Charlie's mother, Sam, said: "We want it published. It needs to be put out there, otherwise there is no point in having it. We are hoping they (The Trust) will learn lessons. We want answers but it should also be published for the benefit of the wider public - and the parents of other young people who are being treated in that unit."
Charlie died five days after he was found unresponsive in his room at the Prestwich unit on December 2, 2020. His inquest should have been held started on February 28th 2022 but was delayed due to
Trams were completely stopped on Thursday night after a reported fight which left two people injured. A man was arrested by dog handlers on suspicion of assault after the incident, which happened near Abraham Moss tram stop shortly before 8pm.
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