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Liverpool Echo
Liverpool Echo
National
Charlotte Hadfield

Schoolgirl cries 'mum, I don't want to die' after being 'turned away' from Alder Hey because of her age

A schoolgirl told her mum "I don't want to die" after reportedly being turned away from Alder Hey Children's Hospital because of her age.

Danielle* (not her real name) was at home in Liverpool when she took an overdose on April 25. Danielle, 16, said she "instantly regretted" taking the tablets and phoned her mum, who took her to Alder Hey.

However, on arrival at the hospital, Danielle's family said they were told to take her to the Royal Liverpool Hospital instead due to her age.

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