NHS trust fined £565k after woman killed herself on ‘death trap’ ward

Alice Figueiredo, 22, died in 2015 after 18 similar attempts to self-harm on the Hepworth ward at Goodmayes hospital

A woman whose daughter killed herself on a “death trap” mental health ward in London has called for urgent change after an NHS trust was fined more than half a million pounds.

Alice Figueiredo, 22, took her own life at Goodmayes hospital, Redbridge, after 18 similar attempts.