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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Hannah Al-Othman and Raphael Boyd

UK teenager who killed herself was ‘highly affected’ by terrorism arrest, inquest finds

Rhianan Rudd smiling in a photo
Once a ‘bubbly, kind and loving’ teenager, Rhianan had gradually become quiet and withdrawn. Photograph: Family handout/PA

A vulnerable teenage girl who died five months after terrorism charges against her were dropped was “highly affected” by her arrest but failures in her case were “not systemic”, a coroner has concluded.

Rhianan Rudd died at a children’s home aged 16 in May 2022, as the result of a self-inflicted act, said the chief coroner of England and Wales, Alexia Durran.

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