Stephen Simblet KC, Joint Head of Garden Court Chambers, instructed by Erica San and Carolynn Gallwey at Bhatt Murphy Solicitors, represented the family of Kaine Fletcher at an inquest into his death.
The family were also supported by INQUEST’s Jodie Anderson.
The inquest jury concluded that there had been a number of various serious findings in their narrative verdict, finding extremely serious shortcomings in the care and treatment of a man who died following police restraint.
The coroner also issued Prevention of Future Deaths Reports, including one during the course of the proceedings, because she was so concerned at the confusion over the policy for conveying patients detained by police during the hospital.
The jury found that Kaine, who died at the age of 26, had been lost in the system with no effective or practical treatment available, and that having been in mental health crisis, that there were failures in relation to a decision not to detain him compulsorily on the afternoon before he died.
Subsequently, Kaine’s mental health crisis had deteriorated further, leading to a police attendance at his home, and attempts by police to force him into a police car before detaining and restraining him, causing a medical collapse from which he was unable to recover and died.
The questions asked of the jury and their jury’s conclusions, as recorded in the record of inquest, are here (in four parts):
- Record of Inquest – Kaine Fletcher
- Jury List Issues – Box 3
- Conclusion of the Jury – Box 4 Questionnaire
- Jury Findings – Kaine Fletcher
See the coroner’s TWO Prevention of Future Deaths Reports below:
Regulation 28: Report to Prevent Future Deaths – Kaine Regan Fletcher – 17 July 2025
Regulation 28 (2) Report to Prevent Future Deaths – Kaine Regan Fletcher- 25 July 2025
Read Bhatt Murphy’s press release here.
The case has been extensively covered by BBC News and other news outlets, including the Nottingham Post.
