Student, 20, died after running out of hospital near Cambridge

Jamie Roe "never said a bad word about anyone", said his mother

A student who died after running out of a mental health hospital was assessed as having a high risk of absconding, an inquest heard.

Jamie Roe, 20, had been detained at Fulbourn Hospital, near Cambridge, for two days when he absconded during a visit to the family room in 2021.

The Nottingham Trent student was later struck by a lorry, a jury was told.

The inquest heard he had previously tried to escape at least twice from an emergency department in Nottingham.

Mr Roe's mother, Wendy Setterfield, told the inquest her son "was all inclusive, non-judgemental and never said a bad word about anyone".

She said her son's "mental health deteriorated a few months before he died when he developed psychosis".

"Jamie smoked cannabis as a teenager and I believe this became more prolific during lockdown whilst at university," she said.

The inquest was told he was discharged with the community team in Lincolnshire because of disengagement in September 2021.

Jamie Roe was detained at Mulberry 2 ward at Fulbourn Hospital

Philip Barlow, assistant coroner, said that on 13 November 2021 Mr Roe was seen by the mental health team in accident and emergency in Nottingham "because he was showing signs of psychosis".

The inquest heard Mr Roe's flatmates had called for assistance because Mr Roe was "acting bizarrely the previous evening" and that he had self-harmed.

Mr Roe had climbed a crane, and mental health practitioner Clarisse Bagtas, who assessed Mr Roe, told the inquest "possibly due to his psychosis, he was acting impulsively".

During her assessment she said Mr Roe "appeared to be responding to unseen stimuli".

He used illicit substances and had a "bucket list" of things he wished to complete, with the most risky first, she added.

He was found to need further assessment under the Mental Health Act, with one of the doctors involved stating community treatment was "not a viable and safe option".

A bed was arranged with Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust (CPFT) as he was a resident in the county, jurors heard.

Mr Roe had attempted to abscond the emergency department at least twice and Ms Bagtas said secure transport was arranged for him, the reason being "mainly around the risk of absconding".

The inquest heard his risk of absconding was graded as high in a report sent to the trust the following day, while CPFT staff were told of his absconding risk prior to his arrival late on 13 November.

But under questioning from the barrister for Mr Roe's sister, a doctor at Fulbourn Hospital agreed while she was aware of the absconding risk, she was not aware of the full extent of it.

The inquest, which is expected to last seven days, continues.

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