Staff slept while patient killed at NHS mental health unit
Inquest hears how Rolando Torres-Pena, 22, was able to strangle and kill Hugo Flint-Cahan on a hospital ward in east London.
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"it was like 'ground hog day' as he heard evidence of 'the same' errors, 'over and over again'"
— Graeme Irvine , Other
Key People
Graeme Irvine is the Senior Coroner for East London.
Hugo Flint-Cahan was a patient at an NHS mental health unit who was killed by another patient.
Rolando Torres-Pena is a 22-year-old who pleaded guilty to manslaughter for the death of Hugo Flint-Cahan.
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Inquest hears how Rolando Torres-Pena, 22, was able to strangle and kill Hugo Flint-Cahan on a hospital ward in east London.
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