The inquest into the death of a 23-year-old who was found unconscious in the toilet of a psychiatric hospital has resumed. Stephanie Mullineux, 23, was discovered lying face down in a locked cubicle at Leigh Infirmary.
She died the next day after her life support machine was switched off on February 8, 2016. In 2019, Deborah Howard - the healthcare assistant who found Ms Mullineux - avoided jail for perverting the course of justice after it emerged Ms Mullineux was not given immediate medical treatment as she lay in the cubicle.
Howard had previously stated that a nurse had treated Ms Mullineux at once. Try MEN Premium for FREE by clicking here for no ads, fun puzzles and brilliant new features. In a pre-inquest review on Monday (July 3) at Bolton Coroners Court, coroner Peter Sigee said Ms Mullineux's full inquest would likely take place in May and June 2024.
The review heard Miss Mullineux had been found hanged in the cubicle. Howard will be required to attend the inquest as a witness, Mr Sigee said.
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