Levi Jouavel

2 months ago | aol.com | Sanchia Berg |Levi Jouavel

A 14-year-old boy has lost a court case he brought against his own parents after they moved him from London to Ghana to go to boarding school. The boy, described in court as shy, articulate, a keen cook and footballer, said his parents had tricked him into going to Africa, saying it was to visit a sick relative. He said had he known he was being sent to boarding school "there would have been no way I would have agreed to it".

2 months ago | bbc.com | Sanchia Berg |Levi Jouavel

Son loses case against parents over move to AfricaSanchia Berg and Levi JouavelBBCThe boy said he was from London and wanted to go home (represented by an actor in a reconstruction) A 14-year-old boy has lost a court case he brought against his own parents after they moved him from London to Ghana to go to boarding school. The boy, described in court as shy, articulate, a keen cook and footballer, said his parents had tricked him into going to Africa, saying it was to visit a sick relative.

Feb 10, 2025 | yahoo.com | Levi Jouavel

An expert psychiatrist has said it was not "straightforward" to remove plastic bin liners from a mental health hospital ward where a young woman took her own life, a court has heard. Alice Figueiredo, 22, was being treated on the Hepworth Ward at Goodmayes Hospital in Ilford, east London, where she died in July 2015. The court had previously heard she had tried to harm herself 18 times with bin bags found on the ward.

Feb 10, 2025 | bbc.com | Levi Jouavel

Removing suicide risks on ward not simple, jury toldFigueiredo familyAlice Figueiredo died at Goodmayes Hospital in 2015An expert psychiatrist has said it was not "straightforward" to remove plastic bin liners from a mental health hospital ward where a young woman took her own life, a court has heard. Alice Figueiredo, 22, was being treated on the Hepworth Ward at Goodmayes Hospital in Ilford, east London, where she died in July 2015.

Dec 5, 2024 | yahoo.com | Levi Jouavel

The parents of a young woman who took her own life at a mental health hospital begged staff to "dramatically change their approach" on how their daughter was being treated, the Old Bailey has heard. Alice Figueiredo, 22, was a patient on the Hepworth Ward at Goodmayes Hospital, where she died in July 2015. The North East London NHS Trust, which runs the hospital, is charged with corporate manslaughter, which it denies.