‘They didn’t need to die’: mother says she tried to get help for daughter’s psychosis

Leighane Melsadie Redmond and three-year-old Melsadie Adella-Rae Parris died at Taplow station in 2019

A bereaved mother has said she repeatedly raised concerns about the mental health of her daughter who died after jumping in front of a train with her three-year-old.

Yvette Redmond sought help for Leighane Melsadie Redmond by taking her to A&E, calling 111 and going to her GP. Leighane, who was suffering from psychosis, and her daughter, Melsadie Adella-Rae Parris, died at Taplow station in Buckinghamshire on 18 February 2019.