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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Steven Morris and Jessica Murray

Girl left unwatched by agency worker at psychiatric unit was unlawfully killed, inquest finds

Ruth Szymankiewicz
Ruth Szymankiewicz had been judged to need constant observation because she was a suicide risk. Photograph: PA

A vulnerable 14-year-old girl was unlawfully killed when an agency support worker failed to keep her under observation at a secure psychiatric unit, an inquest jury has concluded.

The worker, who used a false identity, left Ruth Szymankiewicz alone even though she had complex mental health issues and was judged to need constant watching because she was a suicide risk.

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