Christine McDonald was found hanging in her cell by prison officers, just hours after she was discharged from hospital.
A daughter has slammed a prison which 'neglected' her mum and left her to suffer 'inhumanly' before she took her own life just two days into a jail sentence.with self-inflicted injuries on 2 March 2019.
Her situation was compounded by serious drug withdrawals, but she was not given methadone treatment to help, the inquest in Warrington also heard. "When people are pushed so far the options become limited and she must have felt that was her only option." Her behaviour was described as anxious, suffering from opiate withdrawal symptoms and being concerned for her daughter, the inquest was told.- Christine’s youngest daughter - had called the prison asking them to reassure Christine Kristy was alive and in hospital.
"This is both as a patient when physically unwell withdrawing and the steps the prison took to look after her given the massive stressing event of watching her daughter, my sister, sustain serious injuries."
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