A nurse who died after setting himself afire following his dismissal from the hospital he worked in, was suffering from a “mental breakdown”, it has been revealed.
An inquest in London heard how 41-year-old Amin Abdullah stood outside Kensington Palace and set himself on fire over the way the NHS handled his dismissal. He died in February last year after being sacked from his job as a charge nurse at Charing Cross Hospital in December 2015.
Speaking at the inquest, his partner Terry Skitmore said he had slipped into depression after a disciplinary investigation was initiated prior to his sacking.
He said Abdullah had not heard anything about what managers at the NHS were doing “for many weeks” and had put in a grievance regarding the delay.
“They have lost a magnificent nurse and I have lost a magnificent partner,” he added.
The inquest at Westminster coroner's court continues.
