Multiple failings at a homeless hostel contributed to a resident’s death, a coroner has ruled. Shortcomings at Two Saints in Newtown Road were highlighted in damning testimony by a whistleblower who said: “This is not a safe place to work.” The evidence was heard at an inquest in Reading Town Hall on Monday (July 15), into the death of Jamie Lee ‘Ralphie’ Ralph last July 6. Mr Ralph had fallen, unobserved, and struck his head while suffering shakes triggered by severe alcohol withdrawal, leading to a fatal bleed on the brain. Staff put him on regular monitoring but discontinued it so he could …