A coroner’s inquest into the death of a homeless teen in a hospital psychiatric unit concluded Wednesday in Moncton with the jury issuing five recommendations.
Kaytlyn Hemsworth, 19, died by suicide in April 2023
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· Posted: Jan 30, 2025 5:00 AM EST | Last Updated: 4 hours ago
The inquest examined the death of Kaytlyn Hemsworth, who was a patient in the Dr. Georges-L.-Dumont University Hospital Centre in Moncton. (Shane Magee/CBC)
WARNING: This story deals with suicide
A coroner’s inquest into the death of a homeless teen in a hospital psychiatric unit concluded Wednesday in Moncton with the jury issuing five recommendations.
The inquest was examining the death of Kaytlyn Hemsworth at the Dr. Georges-L.-Dumont University Hospital Centre on April 11, 2023. The jury ruled the 19-year-old died by suicide.
The jury heard Hemsworth was supposed to be checked every 15 minutes. However, a police officer said a review of surveillance video indicated no one had checked on her for an hour and a half before she was found in a closet by a nurse.
Inquests are held to hear facts about a person’s death and determine the manner of their death, but not to assign blame. Jurors can issue recommendations aimed at avoiding similar deaths in the future.
Kaytlyn Hemsworth died April 11, 2023, at the Dr. Georges-L.-Dumont University Hospital Centre in Moncton. » Read More
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