Lydia-May Green, 30, fell ‘in love’ with the psychiatric patient, later miscarried, and was sentenced to 28 months in prison after pleading guilty to seven charges of sexual activity with a person with a mental disorder
A hospital worker who became pregnant following an eight-month affair with a psychiatric patient has been imprisoned after footage was discovered of him “sucking her toes”.
Lydia-May Green, 30, who subsequently miscarried, fell ‘in love’ with the patient and arranged to meet him outside the hospital when she was granted leave from the wards and he was on day release. Green, wearing black, wept in the dock as particulars of the abuse were outlined at Bristol Crown Court. She participated in sexual activity with the patient during hotel visits over the summer of 2024.
Footage and photographs discovered on her phone reveal nude images and clips of them naked from the waist up in bed, embracing and kissing. There were recordings of the pair kissing in a car, Green performing oral sex on the patient – and him sucking her toes.
The unlawful romance may have inflicted ‘substantial psychological harm’ on the patient and hindered his prospects of being discharged, a court heard.
The man, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was first imprisoned for 10 years [in November 2018] following a Section 18, wounding with intent matter. He was then detained under the Mental Health Act to a psychiatric facility in the summer of 2020, reports the Mail.
Green began work at the hospital where he was receiving treatment a year later [2021] on a student placement. She worked as a healthcare worker and qualified as a nurse in 2024. She quickly became one of his ‘favourite members of staff’ and they spent considerable time together.
In February 2024, he sent her a message on Instagram declaring she was ‘the most beautiful woman in the world’, writing ‘I deserve you, you deserve me’. At the time, she had been in a relationship that had since ended, the court heard. From May 2024, Green booked stays at Travelodges in Bristol and Wales, where she spent time with the patient.
Green became a registered nurse in September 2024 and handed in one month’s notice to leave her job [in Bristol] for a position at another hospital.
Over November and early December [2024], Green conducted pregnancy tests and broke the news to the patient, who affectionately referred to her as his ‘baby momma’. The court was told she later suffered a miscarriage and sent him photos of the miscarriage.
Green called it quits on New Year’s Eve and penned a goodbye letter. However, on January 10, 2025, the victim informed hospital staff about his relationship with Green and showed them photos of the two of them together.
Green conversed with a friend who worked at the hospital and on January 22, 2025, wrote ‘I know I engaged willingly’ and ‘I did fall in love with him’. Yet some friends and family advised her against confessing to the relationship. She deleted footage in what seemed to be an attempt to destroy evidence, the court was told.
She was subsequently arrested and interviewed on January 30, then again on April 28. Prosecuting barrister William Eaglestone suggested the breakup ‘perhaps precipitated’ the investigation.
He stated the victim is autistic, with ADHD and has complex mental health needs which impact his daily life. He also suffers from schizoaffective disorder, a chronic mental health condition that combines psychotic symptoms with mood disorder.
He referenced Dr Hannah Toogood, who said the relationship had caused the victim ‘substantial psychological harm’ and ‘distress’. The victim had to leave his institution following the offences.
Defence barrister Thomas Stanway noted that from Green’s arrest up until the day of sentencing, the patient had continued to contact Green and some of her friends via social media.
Mr Stanway said: ‘She seeks to distance herself in any way she can from him. She wants to stop all contact in any way possible.’ He mentioned Green, who had undergone ‘boundaries training’ at work, acknowledged the inappropriate nature of the relationship and has shown remorse.
But he argued it was not ‘grooming’ or ‘coercive’ as the man had pursued her and there was a ‘consensual nature’ to the relationship. He described the man as ‘very articulate’ and a ‘very sociable person who formed relationships quickly’ and ‘masks inability’.
He said: “She was struggling and susceptible to making ill-advised choices and this relationship is possibly the worst decision she will ever make in her life.”
Green, from Llanharan in Wales, pleaded guilty to a total of seven charges of engaging in sexual activity with a man with a mental disorder, dating from February to October 2024. Judge Moira MacMillan handed Green a total sentence of 28 months behind bars.
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