She passed away at the hospital on November 15, 2023, after being discovered hanging in her room.
According to Mid Kent and Medway district coroner Catherine Wood, the teen’s home life was “complicated,” with Ella telling a nurse that she didn’t feel comfortable staying at home.
Ms. Wood further said that once she was admitted to the hospital, no precautions were taken to guarantee her safety.
In Ella’s honor, the Air Ambulance Charity Kent Surrey Sussex conducted a fundraising that brought in over £6,000.
“Social services did not speak to Ella in July and after speaking with her mother, they considered that she did not reach their threshold for engagement,
And the school raised their concerns about this at the time,” Ms. Wood said in a Prevention of Future Deaths Report.
