On February 20 of last year, Brighton resident Caroline Forte, 35, hanged herself in the living room of her aging parents. The hospital released her, despite family objections that it was “unsafe” for her to return home for an overnight stay, and she was later discovered dead.
At first, Caroline had been hospitalized in a psychiatric ward and sectioned under the Mental Health Act. She hanged herself the same day she was let out by the hospital, which is against her family’s desires.
During lockdown in 2020, Caroline and Barry Wickens had a breakup, and after the relationship ended, she experienced mental health issues, according to the Mail Online post.
Penelope Schofield, the acting senior coroner for Brighton and Hove, told the investigation jury that evidence needed to be proven about Caroline’s death, and it took a year for the family to be given answers.
The couple had purchased and renovated their first house together, but problems started when they had different ideas about starting a family. When things went downhill, Barry eventually decided to part ways in May 2020, Liz remembered how her sister had shown up at her house one late-night, extremely disturbed day.
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The Inquest
Dr. Nikoloas Gkampranis, Caroline’s psychiatrist, testified at the inquiry. The family’s attorney, Lucie Danti, questioned Dr. Gkampranis about the fact that the family was unaware that she had been discharged.
Dr. Humaira Rafi, an associate specialist psychiatrist who served as Caroline’s primary caregiver when she was a patient on the ward, provided more testimony to the court. Caroline was silent, reserved, not interacting with them, according to Dr. Rafi.
Caroline was let go on February 18 to take a three-night weekend vacation. She was seen by Dr. Alfonso Russo, an acting consultant psychiatrist in Eastbourne, who informed the inquest that she was presenting well and had made significant progress.
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