‘Crisis team did not act on mum’s concerns’published at 11:38 BST
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After Valdo was discharged from his first admission, Celeste said she regularly called him to check he took his medication.
On 11 July, she called the mental health crisis team, concerned about Valdo.
She said: “On that particular day, I think I was speaking to Valdo and he wasn’t making much
sense and his speech was like slow, and that was quite worrying me because it
was like how he was for the first admission.”
Celeste called the crisis team and asked about his medication but was told his care could not be discussed without his consent.
On 13 July, Celeste was informed Valdo had been, once again, trying to break into premises at Brook Court.
She said: “This is the red flag I was talking about on 11 July when I phoned the crisis team.
“That’s
why I was quite upset because I didn’t see Valdo, but I know something wasn’t right
because of our conversation.
“So I phoned the services and they just didn’t do
anything about it until he was in crisis.”