Priory hospital neglect contributed to death of patient, jury finds

Birmingham coroner says lax security at mental health hospital allowed Matthew Caseby, 23, to escape while left unsupervised

The death of a 23-year-old man who ran away from a Priory mental health hospital and was killed by a train was contributed to by neglect" on the part of the institution, an inquest has concluded.

After a two-week inquest at Birmingham coroner's court, the jury found it was not safe for Matthew Caseby to be left unattended in the courtyard where he jumped over a low fence, and staff had missed an opportunity" to improve the area's security after previous patients had absconded.