'I thought they would look after him', mother of man who died by suicide in hospital tells inquest

Steven Mangan, a 31-year-old father of one who had a history of mental illness, died at Connolly Hospital Blanchardstown on October 24, 2017, seven days after he had been found unresponsive in his hospital ward with a ligature around his neck by nursing staff, court heard

Madeline Geoghegan, mother of the late Steven Mangan, at Dublin District Coroner's Court after giving evidence into the death of her son. Picture: Colin Keegan/ Collins Dublin

The mother of a man who died by suicide while a patient in a Dublin hospital has told an inquest she believes her son should still be alive as she thought he would be watched on a 24/7 basis.

A sitting of Dublin District Coroner’s Court heard Steven Mangan, a 31-year-old father of one who had a history of mental illness, died at Connolly Hospital Blanchardstown on October 24, 2017, seven days after he had been found unresponsive in his hospital ward with a ligature around his neck by nursing staff.