Mother’s Heartbreak and Systemic Lapses Highlighted in Tragic Death of Man Under Compulsory Mental Care
HAMILTON, New Zealand — In a stark room at the Henry Rongomau Bennett Centre, Joe Carter lived out his final days under dire circumstances that his mother, Jenny Redwood, and a coroner contend highlight profound failures within the nation’s mental health system. Carter, 35, died by suicide in August 2019 during a period of ‘compulsory care’ at the Waikato Hospital’s psychiatric facility, a case that has ignited concerns over the handling and adequacy of mental …