Autistic teen kills herself after she was locked in a psychiatric care unit for mentally ill as parents blame the facility for lack of support
An inquest into the death of 19-year-old Sophie Bennett heard of how the poor care she received at a privately-run psychiatric unit may have been responsible for her suicide
An autistic teenage girl killed herself in the bathroom of a residential care unit which aimed at helping psychiatric patients return to a normal life but the place was severely mismanaged and had employed unqualified staff, an inquest into the 2016 death heard.
According to Daily Mail, 19-year-old Sophie Bennett took her life in the bathroom of the Lancaster Lodge in Richmond, Southwest London, in May 2016, and her parents, Ben and Nickie Bennett, believe that the teen's life could have been saved if she had received better care.