Healthcare assistant in court over death at mental health unit
Sylvia Quaye-Mensah appeared at Nottingham Magistrates' Court on Friday
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A healthcare assistant has appeared in court charged with misconduct in connection with the death of a teenage patient at a mental health facility in Nottingham.
Louise Furlong, 19, died at Highbury Hospital on 12 September 2022, the day after an incident allegedly happened.
Sylvia Quaye-Mensah was charged with misconduct in a public office in relation to the incident, which happened while she was on duty.
The 41-year-old agency worker, of Monsall Avenue in Ilkeston, Derbyshire, attended a hearing at Nottingham Magistrates' Court on Friday and spoke only to confirm her name and address through a Polish interpreter.
She was granted unconditional bail and is expected to enter a plea at a hearing at Nottingham Crown Court on 24 September.
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