Priory healthcare group charged with two criminal offences over death of a 23-year-old who absconded

Matthew Caseby died after he absconded from a Priory hospital in Birmingham before being hit by a train

The Priory healthcare group has been charged with two criminal offences over the death of a 23-year-old man who was hit by a train after absconding from a mental health hospital.

Matthew Caseby, a personal trainer from London, died in September 2020 after jumping over a low fence while unattended in a courtyard at the Priory Woodbourne hospital in Birmingham, three days after being admitted.