NHS ward manager sentenced and trust fined over young woman's death

Earlier this year, a jury found the North East London NHS Foundation Trust and ward manager Benjamin Aninakwa did not do enough to prevent a patient, Alice Figueiredo, from taking her own life. The trust was fined £565,000 over the health and safety breach - plus £200,000 costs. Aninakwa, 54, of Grays in Essex, was sentenced to six months in prison, suspended for 12 months, plus 300 hours of unpaid work. Figueiredo was 22 years old when she took her own life at London's Goodmayes Hospital in July 2015. Anyone feeling emotionally distressed or suicidal can call Samaritans for help on 116 123 or email [email protected] in the UK. In the US, call the Samaritans branch in your area or 1 (800) 273-TALK. #skynews #uknews #nhs Read more: https://news.sky.com/story/nhs-ward-manager-sentenced-over-death-of-patient-13468194 SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skynews Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@skynews For more content go to http://news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/sky-news/id316391924?mt=8 Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&hl=en_GB Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https://podfollow.com/skynewsdaily/ To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https://news.sky.com/info/library-sales