Coroners inquest into 19-year-olds death at psychiatric unit leads to 7 recommendations – New Brunswick [Video]

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Kaytlyn Hemsworth was just 19 years old when she died while a patient in the Dr. Georges-L.-Dumont University Hospital psychiatric unit on April 11, 2023.

A coroner’s inquest was held this week in Moncton, N.B., before deputy chief coroner Emily Caissy and a jury of five. The inquest was held in French and made seven recommendations on Wednesday after three days of testimony into Hemsworth’s death.

Those recommendations included having a dedicated staff person on hand to “monitor for suicide prevention” at the facility.

Sahir Samb, the nurse assigned to the 19-year-old, testified at the inquest that he “did not see this act coming” …