The mother of a young woman who was among three people to die at the same psychiatric hospital last year hopes to find 'vital answers' as an inquest into her tragic death resumes.
Lindsey Bridges, 44, called Lauren Bridges, 20, her 'best friend' and said she hoped to 'honour her memory' by finding out details about her death at the Priory Hospital Cheadle Royal.
The straight A-student had been admitted eight times to mental health units before going to the privately run hospital in Stockport in July, 2021.
But seven months later, Lindsey got a heartbreaking phone call in the middle of the night to tell her that her daughter had been found unresponsive. Try MEN Premium for FREE by clicking here for no ads, fun puzzles and brilliant new features. Lauren's family rushed six hours to be by her bedside, but by the next day, on February 25, 2022, a clinical decision was made to withdraw her life support.