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Girl, 14, died at psychiatric hospital after agency worker with false ID left her alone, inquest hears

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Girl, 14, died at psychiatric hospital after agency worker with false ID left her alone, inquest hears
Ruth Szymankiewicz should have been under constant watch at Huntercombe hospitalA 14-year-old girl who was supposed to be constantly observed in a psychiatric hospital died after an agency s...
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Ruth Szymankiewicz should have been under constant watch at Huntercombe hospital

A 14-year-old girl who was supposed to be constantly observed in a psychiatric hospital died after an agency support worker with a false identity left her alone, an inquest jury has heard.

When he heard that Ruth Szymankiewicz, who was suffering from an eating disorder, had died, the worker fled from the UK to Ghana, the court was told.

In the UK, Beat can be contacted on 0808-801-0677. In the US, help is available at nationaleatingdisorders.org or by calling ANAD’s eating disorders hotline at 800-375-7767. In Australia, the Butterfly Foundation is at 1800 33 4673. Other international helplines can be found at Eating Disorder Hope

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Source: Guardian - World News

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