Tracy NealOpen Justice multimedia journalist, Nelson-Marlborough·NZ Herald·7 Jun, 2026 05:00 PM9 mins to read‌The self-inflicted harm which led to Erica Hume's death in 2014 happened the day after she was admitted to Palmerston North Hospital's mental health ward. Photo / Hume familyWARNING: This story deals with suicide and may be distressing for some peopleTwelve years after Erica Hume took her own life her parents are still asking why.

Answers to some of their questions have arrived in a 218-page coroner’s findings released today, and, while it