Essex mental health failures in death of Southminster teen

A mental health trust has accepted his failure in the care of the 16-year-old in-post, killing him.

Harry Potter’s fan and music lover Elis Sebastian was found irresponsible in his room at the St. Obin Center Unit in Cololecster in April 2021.

Employees of the Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (EPUT) were tasked to provide one-to-one care to the employees of the unit run.

The family participated in the first day of questioning about his death and he is participating in the ongoing Lampard Public Inquiry. More than 2,000 patient deaths investigated,

The Lampard Inquiry team will monitor the inquiry of Ms. Sebastian.

Essex Koroner’s interrogation in court heard how Ellis should have been on one-to-one care in the unit of St. Aubin after many self-destructive efforts.

Essex Area Coroner Sonia Hayes said that when she was in isolated areas, it should have been seen.

Mother Victoria Sebstian visited Elis on 17 April that year and gave him a chuddle.

However, when she left, Elis was allowed to enter her bedroom from a communal area without staff members.

The teenager, who lived in the Southeen near Maldon, was found unwanted and died in the hospital two days later.

Mrs. Sebastian told the inquiry that her death pain was “to tolerate too much” and was badly down by the Elease “system.

Apt admitted that the trust’s failures were “caused by his death” and its lawyer Praveen Fernando said: “(This) failed its responsibility, allowing him to be uncomfortable by allowing him to enter his bedroom.”

The family also said that the staff did not tell them that Elis had already rushed to the hospital – so she was taken to Colchester Hospital, hoping that she was there.

Michael Louise, a senior paramedic for the east of the England Ambulance Service NHS Trust, was found to be unlikely.

He said that he met with several closed doors and became “extremely disappointed”.

“I felt that no one was taking responsibility there,” he said.

“Each question got with ‘I don’t know’.”

He said: “I was told that the patient was on one-to-one observation, so I remember how it happened by thinking.”

A consultant in Emergency Medicine at Essex and Harts Air Ambulance. Lisa Cunningham said in a statement that “there was air of stress from employees”.

Mrs. Sebstian said that the family meant everything for Elies, and had a great relationship with her brother and two sisters.

His father Glenn Sebastian described him as a “distinct little princess” and said he would enjoy visiting places such as West and A and Art Gallery.

“He would blow me with his pictures and he was definitely a gift,” he said.

Ms. Hayes heard how Ellis came to know of autism and sometimes struggled to understand the behavior of other people.

He had issues of physical health including bowel problems and spinal curvature.

Kishore was also diagnosed with epilepsy, which socially influenced his confidence.

Koroner was told that she was first struggling with anxiety at the age of 12 and when she was 15 years old, there were many admissions in mental health units.

She managed to escape from the unit on previous occasions.

Both Sri and Mrs. Sebastian, who have now separated, said that they were suffering from the Post Trustic Stress Disorder since their death.

In her initial statement, Ms. Hes said that Elis was: “A young man with her hopes and dreams.”

The inquiry is expected to last for four weeks.