Young man found dead just six days after begging doctors not to send him home

A young man struggling with his mental health tragically died just days after pleading doctors for help, an inquest has heard.

Patrick Liam Coyle, 27, who was from Wigan, was found lifeless at a flat in Accrington six days after being discharged from a mental health hospital. A two-day inquest at County Hall in Preston heard that Patrick desperately sought support in the days before his death.

Three days after being sent home, he took himself to A&E and begged to be re-admitted on March 7. However, his condition was ruled as safe to be discharged after Patrick said he had no plans to take his own life. Sadly, no one heard from him after March 8. He was discovered dead two days later.

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The warehouse operative was pronounced dead at the scene. Area Coroner Kate Bisset revealed how the 27-year-old "expressed a desire to return to inpatient hospital care", reports Manchester Evening News. She said: "Patrick Liam Coyle died on the 10th March 2024 at 35 Victor Street, Clayton-Le-Moors, Accrington. Mr Coyle had struggled with his mental health for some time and had a recent, lengthy inpatient stay in a mental health hospital from which he had been discharged on the 4th March 2024.

"Mr Coyle did not want to be discharged from hospital. He struggled with alcohol addiction and, when intoxicated, his risks of impulsive behaviour and harm to himself increased. In the days since his discharge, Mr Coyle had been increasingly mentally unwell.

"He had used alcohol and consumed medication to excess. He expressed a desire to return to inpatient hospital care. Mr Coyle attended at accident and emergency on the 7th March 2024 where mental health workers assessed him as being safe to release.

"He was seen the following day at home by mental health support workers who noted that he denied current suicidal thoughts. Plans were made for ongoing support the following week but Mr Coyle was not heard from after the evening of the 8th March 2024. He was found dead on the 10th March 2024. It is not possible to determine Mr Coyle's intentions at the time he secured the ligature due to his intoxication and mental health deterioration prior to the act."

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