An inquest heard Ben had been exploited by drug dealers and forced to sell Class A drugs
He was provided with accomodation at the council-run hostel after his mother had asked him to leave the family home in January 2020, because he had become violent.
His records also showed he was not suffering from a severe mental disorder and there was not a significant threat of self harm or suicide. The psychiatrist also said that even if Ben had clearly needed inpatient treatment on a secure mental health ward, there were no beds available. “The evidence would suggest, at the moment in time, Ben wasn’t safe, but not because he had a mental disorder, '' Dr Cirulli said.
Speaking at the inquest earlier this week, Dr David Loveday-Sims, a psychiatrist with the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service , said it was Ben’s drugs and alcohol abuse that was “increasing the risk of harm to himself and others”, but the teenager refused to stop.
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