A 25-year-old woman died in a private assessment and treatment unit

Mental health charities have called for an independent inquiry following the death of a “beautiful young woman and daughter” who reached 26st in weight after she was isolated in a padded room at a specialist unit for seven years. Mencap and The Challenging Behaviour Foundation made the call to the Department of Health as a coroner decided that he did not think any plan to treat 25-year-old Stephanie Bincliffe’s dangerous weight gain would have worked due to her challenging behaviour.