A short update

Apologies for the lack of updates recently, but things are still moving forward in my mum's case, behind the scenes.

Dr. Andrew Reid, HM Coroner for Inner North London, and the coroner who has been conducting my mother's inquest, has still not given my family and I any indication of when he intends to deliver his judgment. This is despite all the evidence being heard over three weeks ago and my family are upset that he appears to be treating us with such contempt.

In any event, we are making preparations to challenge him again in the High Court if he does not dramatically change the way he has dealt with my mum's death. He has not heard the evidence my family wish to provide, and he still appears to be thinking that my mum's death is not worth proper consideration.

In an important development in my mum's case, we can confirm that a major national charity has agreed to support my family's fight for justice, agreeing that my mum's death raises wide questions about mental health and inquest law in Britain. Further information will follow about this shortly.

Although people who die in prison automatically get a broad inquest into the circumstances of their death - and rightfully so - detained mental health patients do not. It cannot be right that our society ignores some of the most vulnerable members of our society in such a deplorable way.

We would therefore like to announce that we will be holding a public meeting in the next couple of weeks, in my mum's memory. We are in the process of inviting a number of speakers to discuss the issues raised by my mum's death and will use the event as an opportunity to push for change for all mental health patients in Britain.

Finally, we urge you to tell your friends, family and colleagues about our campaign for justice. My family and I are committed to pushing for change and we can't do it without your support.

With kindness,
Steven Allen