Grieving mum killed herself nine hours after unsupervised release from hospital

The family of a mum whose body was found nine hours after being granted unescorted leave from a mental health hospital following her baby’s death are calling for lessons to be learned (Picture: Irwin Mitchell / SWNS)

A grieving teacher left devastated by the death of her newborn baby killed herself just months after being released from a psychiatric hospital despite multiple suicide attempts.

Kath Brace, 32, was found dead in the woods near the Stonebow Unit in Hereford in October 2022- just nine hours after she was granted leave.