Girl. 16, who died on Horsham rail line suffered 'missed opportunity' for help with her mental health
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That was the conclusion of a coroner today following an inquest into the death of Marcella Walton, from Barns Green.
Sixteen-year-old Marcella, a student, died at a railway level crossing in Horsham on May 1 2021.
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Hide AdSenior coroner Penelope Schofield, in a record of the inquest, said that Marcella had at that time “been suffering from her mental health due to complex emotional issues.
"She was, following an attendance at A&E on 23rd March 2021, a child in crisis, who was awaiting a formal mental health assessment.
"Following a deterioration in Marcella's mental health, concern was raised by her school about the delay in the assessment.
"There was, at this point, a missed opportunity to bring the assessment forward and therefore provide additional care and treatment.”
She recorded a verdict of suicide.
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