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City police, however, pointed out that by its very nature, the center's locked-down psychiatric unit houses people who are a danger to themselves and, in some cases, others.

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A spokesman for the Somerset NHS Foundation Trust, which runs the mental health unit, said: “Our thoughts are with both families at what we realise will be a very difficult time.