A "caring" teenager should not have been allowed to have been discharged from hospital the night before she died, a coroner has said.  

Molly Partington died aged 18 on August 17 last year after reportedly jumping off a M66 motorway bridge.

At the time, she was staying at Stubble Bank care home in Ramsbottom, which provides accommodation for people who require nursing or personal care.

On Friday, at the end of a two-week inquest into Molly's death at Rochdale Coroners' Court, senior coroner Joanne Kearsley concluded the case.

She recalled that Molly was someone who used to like looking after others.

On the first day of the inquest, her mum Kelly Partington said: “Molly was the life and soul, she was always happy, caring and doted on her siblings."

The court previously heard that Molly had harmed herself before but was making "huge progress" after being transferred to Stubble Bank.

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But in July and August last year, Molly started self-harming again.

Then, on the evening of August 16, 2022, she cut her leg so badly that she had to be taken to Fairfield General Hospital in an ambulance with a police escort.

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No member of staff was sent to go to Fairfield General with her and no mental health assessment was carried out while she was there, as she did not have her hospital passport with her.

Ms Kearsley said: "Molly shouldn't have been discharged that evening and a mental health assessment should have been done."

The inquest was told that throughout the afternoon and night of August 16 and the following morning, Molly repeatedly said she "wanted to die". 

Stubble Bank support worker Ellie Mahon had also expressed concerns that the care home would be able to keep Molly safe from further harm.

The inquest heard she had a review at 2.30pm on August 17, in which she was visibly upset and in a low mood although she engaged quite well in the session.

It was said that Molly had felt overwhelmed the previous evening, but when asked how she was currently feeling, it was said she had the ongoing intent of "wanting to die".

Molly had reopened the stitches on her leg and a discussion was made that she was going to have to go to hospital again.

Then at 3.44pm, Molly decided to leave Stubble Bank, and although staff members tried to persuade her not to leave, it was said they had no legal powers to prevent her from leaving.

Staff told her to make sure she had her mobile phone and that they would phone her after 10 minutes.

They then called Molly who she told them she was at a motorway bridge and a call was then made to the emergency services.

Ms Kearsley recorded a narrative conclusion and said Molly’s cause of death was multiple fatal injuries from an intentional fall from height with complex trauma and multiple emotional personality disorder. 

The coroner recognised that Molly was surrounded with caring and compassionate support workers and the period from Molly leaving Stubble Bank to her death was a very short time frame.

Speaking directly to Molly's parents, Ms Kearsley said: “I can’t imagine how the last six to seven years must have been before her death as Molly was 13/14 when her mental health journey started.

“Her death must have come as such a shock, but you have been a credit to Molly.”

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