Overview
- Evidence outlined that Mia Lucas was detained under section 2 of the Mental Health Act on January 4, 2024, after an acute psychotic episode.
- Clinicians testified she was transferred to the Becton Centre on January 9 because few units accept patients under 13.
- The court heard she made multiple self-harm attempts on the ward before staff found her unresponsive on January 29; she died the next day.
- Medical investigations included an MRI and tests reported negative for common physical causes, while a lumbar puncture was not completed.
- The 10-day inquest opened with instructions to consider her mental health history, placement decisions, risk assessments, and care, with autoimmune encephalitis flagged as a topic of inquiry.