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Priory's care plan for anorexic teen Pippa McManus 'inadequate'

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Pippa McManus stepped in front of a train five days after being released from a psychiatric hospital

No adequate care plan was in place for an anorexic teenager who killed herself five days after being released from a psychiatric hospital, an inquest found.

Pippa McManus, 15, weighed about 4st (25kg) when she was being treated at The Priory in Altrincham. She was released in December 2015 and later died after stepping in front of a train near Stockport.

A lack of support available to her family contributed to her death, Stockport Coroner's Court heard.

The jury returned a conclusion of suicide but found the care plan when Ms McManus was discharged was inadequate and there was not enough communication with the family about her suicide risk.
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She was released in December 2015, by which time she was not considered high risk, though she remained under hospital care. But following a family row five days later, the teenager walked to Gatley train station near her home and killed herself.