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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
National
Charlotte Hadfield & Benedict Tetzlaff-Deas

Schoolgirl screams 'I don't want to die' after hospital turns away because of her age

A mum has shared how her daughter screamed 'I don't want to die' after she was turned away from an NHS hospital because of her age.

The schoolgirl, who has been given the name Danielle to protect her privacy, was at home in Liverpool when she took an overdose of tablets on April 25.

Danielle, 16, said she "instantly regretted" taking the tablets and phoned her mum, who took her to Alder Hey Children's Hospital.

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