Update Episode: The Inquiry Begins
On the 9th of September 2024, The Lampard Inquiry started in the town of Chelmsford in Essex. The aim of the inquiry is to investigate over 2000 deaths that occurred in Essex mental health units or wi...
31 Okt 202446min
Episode 10: I Miss You, Sue
In this episode, I, Naomi, tell you why I wanted to make this series. Because a friend of mine, 34-year-old Suzanne Brown, known lovingly as Sue, was murdered by her boyfriend. My friend and her boyfr...
31 Juli 202451min
Episode 9: Tillie's Story
Whilst around 2000 deaths are being investigated by the Lampard Inquiry, there have been many other deaths of people who have been under the care of Essex mental health services, but they aren't being...
31 Juli 202448min
Episode 8: Justice for Joshua
In this episode, we see what happens when staff make the wrong decision. A decision that can mean the difference between life or death. 35-year-old Joshua Leader was about to admitted into a mental he...
31 Juli 202445min
Episode 7: Abbigail's Story
26-year-old Abbigail Smith was the apple of her mother's eye. She was a talented young woman with a beautiful voice and a kind heart. But her struggles with autism and mental health meant that she was...
31 Juli 202445min
Episode 6: Criminal Care
In this episode, we look at a number of sexual assaults on patients, committed by staff within mental health units in Essex and hear accounts from some of the victims. Follow Melanie Leahy's fight for...
30 Juli 202429min
Episode 5: Dot's Story
When Paul Rucklidge-Smith's mother Dot started to experience mental health issues in later life, he did everything he could to keep his mother safe. Dot was living with manic depression and dementia, ...
30 Juli 202438min
Episode 4: Missing Chris
Christopher Nota was a 19-year-old young man, who was loved by everyone who met him. He had autism and mental health issues, and his mother Julia did everything she could to keep him safe. But when he...
30 Juli 202442min
