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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
National
Edward Church & Tim Hanlon

Mum believes little-known mental disorder 'killed daughter' who was hit by car

A mum has told how she believes her daughter died from a little known mental health disorder when she stepped out in front of a car.

Tiegan Spencer, 19, died from her injuries after being hit by a Land Rover in Hayle, Cornwall, last year - having walked into the path of the vehicle.

Her mum Debra Southern thinks she died as a result of an autism -adjacent condition which plagued the teenager all her life.

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