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Parents of girl who died in hospital say she had a ‘life of joy ahead of her’

Ruth Szymankiewicz Ebo Acheampong Mental Health Huntercombe Hospital Berkshire Huntercombe
Ruth Szymankiewicz, 14. (Family Handout/PA) - (PA Media)

The parents of a teenage girl who died after she was left alone in a children’s mental health ward by an inexperienced agency worker using fake ID have described their daughter as a “loving and adventurous girl with a whole life of joy ahead of her”.

Ruth Szymankiewicz was being treated for an eating disorder at Huntercombe Hospital in Berkshire and had been placed under strict one-to-one observation when, on February 12 2022, she was left on her own by the member of staff responsible for watching her.

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