Inquest Reveals Systemic Failures in Care of Deaf TikTok Star Imogen Nunn
The 25-year-old mental health advocate's death has raised concerns about inadequate mental health services, barriers for deaf individuals, and unregulated access to lethal substances.
- Imogen Nunn, a deaf TikTok creator with over 780,000 followers, died on January 1, 2023, after ingesting a poisonous substance she purchased online.
- The inquest highlighted multiple missed opportunities by mental health services to intervene, including a failed crisis admission request just days before her death.
- Sussex Police conducted a welfare check on Nunn in November 2022 but did so without a British Sign Language interpreter, limiting effective communication.
- Her death is linked to an ongoing investigation into Kenneth Law, a Canadian accused of supplying lethal chemicals used in suicides worldwide.
- Nunn's family has criticized mental health services for their inaction despite her repeated pleas for help, calling her death preventable with proper care.