Gaurang Naik represented the family before Asst Coroner Caroline Topping, at the Inquest touching on the death of Catherine Robinson, aged 32, a mother of 2.
The Asst Coroner found that Catherine, who suffered from depression and anxiety, sadly committed suicide contributed by the neglect of the Surrey & Borders Partnership (Mental Health & LD).
She found that there was gross failure of basic care and had she been given proper support and her concerns listened to, she could have been kept safe.
(Instructed by Ben Davey of Dean Wilson LLP)
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