The UK’s care watchdog has been accused of failing to take action against a scandal-hit hospital before a catalogue of failings led to the unlawful death of a child.
Ruth Szymankiewicz, 14, died on 14 February 2022, two days after she fatally self-harmed when she was left alone at Huntercombe Hospital, in Maidenhead, by an inexperienced care worker who only had a day and a half’s training, and was hired under a fake ID.
