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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Steven Morris

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

Ruth Szymankiewicz
Ruth Szymankiewicz was suffering from an eating disorder. Photograph: Family handout

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 unwatched, an inquest jury has heard.

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

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