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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Helen Pidd North of England editor

Teenager found dead in prison ‘seemed like a lost soul’, mother tells inquest

Annelise Sanderson was identified as at risk of suicide or self-harm early into her custodial sentence.
Annelise Sanderson was identified as at risk of suicide or self-harm early into her custodial sentence. Photograph: Inquest/PA

An 18-year-old girl was found dead in her prison cell after being remanded into custody after an incident in which she drank petrol and tried to set herself on fire, an inquest jury has heard.

Annelise Sanderson, who made her first suicide attempt aged just nine, “seemed like a lost soul” during her first time in an adult prison, her mother told an inquest.

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