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Heartbreaking tragedy of young brothers who died months apart after NHS failings

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Two brothers who suffered with different mental health conditions died months apart after 'poor communication' and hospital failings at the same NHS trust.

Sam Copestick, 24, who had paranoid schizophrenia, died of self-inflicted injuries after running away from a support worker while out on a walk from a specialist care unit in Wardle.

Just five months earlier, his brother, Matthew, 21, died after collapsing in the shower four days after being discharged from Fairfield General Hospital in Bury. READ MORE: Weather alert issued for large parts of Greater Manchester amid flooding fears Separate inquests into the deaths of both men highlighted problems within the Pennine Care NHS Trust which led to the tragic incidents.

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