Parents of student who died at mental health ward opose name suppression

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Erica Hume died at Palmerston North Hospital's mental health ward in 2014.

Warning: This story discusses suicide

The parents of 21-year-old student who died by suicide at a mental health ward are opposing a name suppression application for one of the medical professionals responsible for her care.

Erica Hume's death in May 2014 at Palmerston North Hospital was preventable and could have been avoided if staff at the unit had correctly followed policies and procedures, Coroner Matthew Bates ruled.