Coroner warns of risk of future deaths at mental health unit where patient was killed

A mental health trust in east London, where a man was killed by a fellow patient , has been warned further deaths may occur unless staff issues are addressed.

Hugo Flint Cahan, 34, was strangled by 22-year-old Rolando Torres-Pena at Newham Mental Health Centre, which provides care for acutely mentally ill men, in January 2023.

The coroner has sent a report to the Trust and NHS England raising serious concerns about the care the two men received.