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Mum tells Essex mental health inquiry son died in ‘hell on Earth’

Paul Guille gave a family statement paying tribute to his sister Bethany Lilley who, he told the inquiry, took her own life, aged 28, while on Thorpe Ward at Basildon Mental Health Unit in January 2019.

Bethany was described as an “enormous fan of music”, particularly Eminem, and loved her job as an assistant in a care home.

The inquiry heard she had been diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD, external) and was admitted to mental health units several times in the years leading up to her death.

Mr Guille said their loss was “difficult to quantify”, and he told the inquiry about their last WhatsApp exchange.

“I told her that I thought that she was strong. She replied to say thank you, and that she hoped to believe it herself one day,” he said.


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