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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Steven Morris

Teenager murdered in care home said social services ‘destroyed my life’, inquest told

Melissa Mathieson with her arms around her father, James Mathieson
Melissa Mathieson with her father, James Mathieson. He expressed concern that it had taken so long for the inquest to begin – his daughter was killed in 2014. Photograph: Family handout

A teenager who was murdered by a fellow care home resident wrote a letter that social services had “destroyed my life”, her inquest has heard.

Melissa Mathieson, 18, who was killed by Jason Conroy, said she was “dragged away” from home when she was placed at Alexandra House in Bristol.

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