A healthcare assistant who did not examine on a affected person who dedicated suicide has been jailed for negligence.
Rebecca Welch was tasked with checking on the welfare of 31-year-old Amelia Rose each 10 minutes on the Millbrook Mental Health Unit in Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, on 31 January 2020.
Welch was requested to examine from 13:00 GMT however CCTV confirmed he made no checks, with Ms Rose being discovered at 13:53 and brought to hospital, the place she died the subsequent day.
The 30-year-old was sentenced to at least one 12 months in jail at Nottingham Crown Court on Wednesday.
According to Nottinghamshire Police, Welch, of Laurel Close, Shirebrook, entered the mistaken inspections right into a log each 10 minutes.
Police mentioned an investigation in 2022 discovered Ms Rose had most likely died by her personal hand, however her motive couldn’t be ascertained.
Welch later admitted wilful neglect by a care employee.
In an announcement, Ms Rose's dad and mom mentioned their “beautiful, fun-loving, caring and intelligent daughter” had died “at what should have been the best time of her life”.
He added: “If Amelia had been given the help she so desperately pleaded for she would have had the rest of her life ahead of her but just three days after being admitted to Millbrook, she was needlessly left to die because of a complete lack of care by Rebecca Welch.
“We will never get to see the amazing person she would have become, a loving daughter, sister, aunt and possibly a mother. Our lives will never be the same again.”
Detective Inspector Claire Gibson said her thoughts were with Ms Rose's family.
He added: “Welch’s failure to carry out the mandatory inspections robbed us of any opportunity to prevent Amelia from taking these steps or to potentially intervene to save her life.”
“Creating false records in an effort to defend oneself is particularly reprehensible.”
With inputs from BBC
