Widow of suicide victim hospital case out of court

The widow of man who took his own life 10 years ago while he was a patient at a psychiatric hospital has settled her action for negligence, the High Court heard today.

Mrs Teresa Gillespie with an address at Mount Edward, Ballinful, Co Sligo had sued the North Western Health Board for negligence arising out of the death of her husband Eddie in May 1998 while he was a patient at St Columba's Hospital, Ballinode, Co Sligo.