In the afternoon of Day 6 the court heard from two witnesses, both in person. The first witness, Dr Makin was very softly spoken and became upset on an occasion (which often leads to witnesses dropping their voices even further). As I’ve mentioned before, I don’t tend to add trigger warnings to my posts, because […]
The final witness before lunch on Day 6 was Ruth Nathan. Asked to give her full name and professional status, she did so and told the court that she’s a senior social worker. Coroner: OK, you indicated that you’re a Senior Social Worker, how long have you been in that role? RN: Just a couple […]
On the morning of Day 6 the coroner asked her Coroner’s Officer to read the statement of Simon Hellyer onto the record. I was not able to catch all of it, but report what I did catch below. This is as good a time as any to remind people that I am contemporaneously reporting Jessie’s […]
The final witness to give evidence on Day 5 of Jessie’s was Jason Brown from IMC Locums. The coroner asked him to come forward, he gave an affirmation and told the court that he is Associate Director of IMC Locums, a healthcare recruitment agency. Coroner: Thank you. I’ll start by asking you to tell the […]
The court heard evidence from two nurses and eight healthcare assistants that were working at Caburn Ward, Mill View Hospital during Jessie’s admission. I have tried to report Jessie’s inquest in line with the Samaritans media guidance on inquest reporting. The post mortem evidence shared on Day 1 found that Jessie died as a result […]
At the start of Day 4 the coroner explained to the jury that they would be hearing from staff at Mill View Hospital today, but before then she would ask Jessie’s father, Andy Seares, to come forward to clarify some things for them. Andy Seares / Disclosure and Barring Service Before giving further evidence the […]
The first witness after lunch on day two was Dr Simon Rowe, a principal clinical psychologist. He told the coroner that he had qualified in January 2010. The coroner said that she would ask a few questions relating to the Transforming Care Autism Team assessment, known as a TCAP. Dr Rowe told the court that […]
The second witness on Day 2 gave her evidence before the court adjourned for lunch. Michelle Cook / Social Worker East Sussex County Council The coroner explained to her the format of proceedings and took her through her evidence. Ms Cook told the court she was a social worker for East Sussex County Council and […]
The second witness that the court heard from on Day 1 was Jessie’s father, Andy Seares. Andy read his statement to the jury and he was giving evidence for well over an hour. I’ve tried to capture as much as it as I can. He described his professional background and told the court that he […]
Jessie Eastland Seares’ inquest hearing started this morning in a hotel in Brighton. Jessie died while she was detained under a section of the Mental Health Act. She was at the time of her death ‘in the care of the State’ so her inquest is an Article 2 inquest (Article 2 being the Right to […]