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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Matthew Weaver

Medical neglect by London NHS trust contributed to suicide of girl, 12, rules coroner

Walthamstow coroner's court in north London.
Walthamstow coroner's court in north London, where the inquest heard Allison Aules’s mood completely changed during the Covid lockdown. Photograph: PA Images/Alamy

Medical neglect and “gross failures” by a mental health trust contributed to the suicide of a 12-year-old girl in a case that has highlighted national concerns about underfunding, a coroner has ruled.

Allison Aules from Redbridge, in north-east London, died in July last year after her mood changed completely during the Covid lockdown, her family told the inquest at an east London coroner’s court.

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