Woman, 20, found unresponsive in bedroom at psychiatric ward with 'extensive self-harm wounds'
29.04.2024 - 17:17
/ manchestereveningnews.co.uk
A young woman who 'loved to make people laugh' and dreamt of one day becoming a nurse was found 'unresponsive' by staff in her bedroom at a locked psychiatric unit, an inquest has heard.
Amina Ismail was found fatally injured in her room on the Pankhurst Ward, a psychiatric intensive care unit (PICU), at Priory Hospital Cheadle Royal near Stockport on September 15 last year. Emergency services attended the scene and attempted resuscitation, but she was pronounced dead shortly afterwards.
The 20-year-old, originally from Birmingham, had been detained as an out-of-area patient in the privately-owned Priory Group hospital under the Mental Health Act since August of 2022 - 13 months before she died.
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The inquest heard that Amina had been known to mental health services since the age of 15, having been detained at a number of different mental health hospitals between 2019 and 2023. Manchester South Coroner's Court heard how her struggles first began when a police investigation was launched into historic abuse she had suffered as a child.
On September 15 2023, Amina had been found unresponsive in her bedroom on the Priory's Pankhurst Ward during an observation check being carried out by staff. A police investigation was launched that later concluded there were no suspicious circumstances involved in her death, the hearing was told.
At the time, she had been an inpatient on the locked unit for 13 months. Her grieving dad Ahmed Ismail gave a statement to court, which said: “Amina was a cherished daughter whose life was filled with happiness and kindness. She brought joy to those around her.
“She loved to make people laugh and dreamed of