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| A mother who killed her daughter and then committed suicide had told health professionals about her intentions, a report has found. | |
| Madeline O'Neill took her own life after killing her daughter, Lauren, at their home in Carryduff in July 2005. | Madeline O'Neill took her own life after killing her daughter, Lauren, at their home in Carryduff in July 2005. |
| The report criticised the care Mrs O'Neill received from the Eastern and Western Health Boards and said they had failed to follow basic procedures. | The report criticised the care Mrs O'Neill received from the Eastern and Western Health Boards and said they had failed to follow basic procedures. |
| Mrs O'Neill left Gransha Hospital in Londonderry two weeks before her death. | Mrs O'Neill left Gransha Hospital in Londonderry two weeks before her death. |
| According to the investigation, Mrs O'Neill told her GP, a private counsellor and a psychiatrist at Knockbracken Mental Health Hospital in Belfast about her plan to kill her daughter and take her own life in the weeks preceding her death. | According to the investigation, Mrs O'Neill told her GP, a private counsellor and a psychiatrist at Knockbracken Mental Health Hospital in Belfast about her plan to kill her daughter and take her own life in the weeks preceding her death. |
| However, despite this no-one told her estranged husband or gave him the opportunity to protect his daughter. | However, despite this no-one told her estranged husband or gave him the opportunity to protect his daughter. |
| "Communication from Knockbracken to Madeline O'Neill's GP and her father was poor," it said. | "Communication from Knockbracken to Madeline O'Neill's GP and her father was poor," it said. |
| "(There is) little evidence of systematic communication with the patient's family either in Knockbracken or Gransha." | "(There is) little evidence of systematic communication with the patient's family either in Knockbracken or Gransha." |
| Mrs O'Neill's estranged husband John said he would be "haunted forever" that Lauren's death was easily preventable. | Mrs O'Neill's estranged husband John said he would be "haunted forever" that Lauren's death was easily preventable. |
| Mr O'Neill said he believed "those who bear responsibility for these untimely deaths should be held fully accountable for their shameful neglect of care". | Mr O'Neill said he believed "those who bear responsibility for these untimely deaths should be held fully accountable for their shameful neglect of care". |
| Mrs O'Neill was originally from Londonderry, and received her last hospital care in the city's Gransha Hospital. | Mrs O'Neill was originally from Londonderry, and received her last hospital care in the city's Gransha Hospital. |
| She had also been a patient at Knockbracken Health Care Park in south Belfast. | She had also been a patient at Knockbracken Health Care Park in south Belfast. |
| Health Minister Michael McGimpsey said every one of the 36 recommendations in the report would be acted on. | |
| He said he would set up a public inquiry if necessary. | |
| "We have to take the steps to ensure that such a situation that occurred with Madeline and Lauren won't happen again," he said. | |
| Both boards said they received the department's report last May and are implementing its findings. | Both boards said they received the department's report last May and are implementing its findings. |