'I forgive my child for killing their mum but I'll never understand why they died in hospital'
The father of a teenager who killed their mum said 'there's nothing to forgive' as he slammed medical failings which led to the 18-year-old's subsequent death.
In July 2019, aged 17, Rowan inexplicably strangled her in her front room before returning to stab her more than 100 times. The teenager then calmly dialled 999 and told police: "Bring a body bag." In a six day-long inquest held at Rochdale Coroners' Court, jurors heard that Rowan had 'severely low' levels of potassium before their death, but old out-of-service phone numbers and email issues meant blood test results were not communicated from Salford Royal Hospital to the Prestwich unit in time to save their life. Rowan died following a seizure the next day.
Three young people have died at the Prestwich site in less than a year and an independent review is underway. Mr Thompson, 53, now and living in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, said of the killing: "I was in total shock. I couldn't believe what I was being told. Rowan was not violent and never had been. He clashed a lot with his mum, but he was never aggressive."
Mr Thompson said there was no hint of what was about to unfold when Rowan went to see their mum. "We will never know what happened to make Rowan snap the way he did. It is my belief they had some sort of argument regarding his mother wanting to enroll him at a college near where she lived. Rowan was clearly very unwell and this hadn't been picked up despite his previous psychiatric assessments.
Rowan started losing weight, the inquest heard, and in October 2020, staff at the unit took blood tests which were sent to Salford Royal.
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