On 14 January 2014, Mrs Scott tried to take her own life, resulting in “significant” bruising around her face, her children said.<\/p>\n
Her family were not informed and were told she had a fall when they questioned staff about her injuries.<\/p>\n
Ms Johnson said her mother confided she had been trying to take her own life but this was rejected by staff who said Mrs Scott was “attention seeking”.<\/p>\n
They insisted she had a fall, but said they were increasing observations, the inquiry heard.<\/p>\n
Two days later, Ms Johnson’s children found her setting up a ligature in her room in the same way she had reported.<\/p>\n
Despite being placed on a higher level of observation and a search of her room, her daughter found items for a ligature in her wardrobe, which she said prompted more concerns from the family about the competency of staff.<\/p>\n
In response to the attempt to take her life, Mrs Scott reported that the ward manager told her she had “overstepped boundaries” and “gone too far”, according to her family.<\/p>\n
Ms Johnson said her mum had been “blackmailed” by staff who threatened to “reveal something about her” if she did not change her story about the events on 14 January.<\/p>\n
“Mum said she felt pressure to change her story,” Ms Johnson said.<\/p>\n
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