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Private hospital fined £300k over teen’s death
Amy El-Keria was 14 when she was found hanged in her psychiatric ward room at the Priory in Ticehurst, East Sussex in 2012
Tania El-Keria, the mother of 14-year-old Amy El-Keria, outside Lewes Crown Court after The Priory was fined £300,000 for breaching health and safety law following the death of her daughter.
A PRIVATE hospital has been fined £300,000 after being found guilty of breeching health and safety legislation in a landmark prosecution following the death of a teenage girl in their care.
NHS-funded patient Amy El-Keria was 14 when she was found hanged in her psychiatric ward room at the Priory in Ticehurst, East Sussex in 2012.
In 2016 an inquest found her death may have been prevented if she had received proper care.
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