Inquest hears of violence prevention gaps in psychiatric patient killing
Summarised from 2 outlets · 4 reports · Updated 23 Sept, 22:44 · Archive
An inquest is examining the death of Michael Matthews, killed by fellow patient Ahsan Zia at a Newcastle psychiatric unit in April 2022.
Michael Matthews was killed by Ahsan Zia at Hadrian Clinic's Fellside Ward in Newcastle in April 2022. The inquest has heard that Zia, diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia, had been stable in the community for five years before the incident and that no plan was made to prevent violence.
How it is being reported
- 'Lack of plan to prevent violence' in case of mentally ill man who killed fellow NHS patient, coroner hearsMichael Matthews was killed while on Fellside Ward by Ahsan Zia in April 2022ChronicleLive · 23 Sept, 16:29
- Psychiatric patient killer not deemed violent, inquest hearsAn inquest hears a plan to prevent violence was not made for Ahsan Zia, who killed Michael Matthews.BBC Tyne And Wear · 23 Sept, 13:31
- Mentally ill patient was 'stable for five years in community' before killing man in Newcastle psychiatric unitAhsan Zia, a paranoid schizophrenic, killed Michael Matthews at Hadrian Clinic in Newcastle in 2022ChronicleLive · 22 Sept, 18:56
- Inquest resumes into death of 'deeply loved' man killed by mentally ill patient in NewcastleAhsan Zia, a paranoid schizophrenic, killed Michael Matthews at Hadrian Clinic in Newcastle in 2022ChronicleLive · 21 Sept, 19:52
In this story: Michael Matthews · Ahsan Zia · Hadrian Clinic · Newcastle · Fellside Ward
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