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Inquest Finds Paramedic Died by Suicide Without Material Contribution by NSFT

The finding applies a legal test that requires proof of more than a minimal link between care failings and death.

Overview

  • The Suffolk inquest, which closed Wednesday, ruled that Rebecca McLellan, 24, took her own life.
  • Assistant coroner Daniel Sharpstone accepted expert evidence that any NSFT acts or omissions did not, on the balance of probabilities, contribute more than minimally.
  • Evidence reviewed at the hearing showed she had no care coordinator for about two months and, on August 7, 2023, a clinic told her to leave and warned police or security could be called.
  • Her family said the trust profoundly failed her and cited delayed safety planning, while NSFT apologized and said it has introduced a reception triage protocol and suicide‑prevention training.
  • ITV reported the coroner will decide in the coming weeks whether to issue a prevention of future deaths report, a step used to press for changes when risks of further deaths are identified.