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Hospital ward ‘missing half its staff’ on day suicidal girl left unsupervised

A children’s mental health ward was missing at least half of its staff on the day a suicidal teenage girl was left unsupervised by an inexperienced agency care worker, an inquest has heard. Ruth Szymankiewicz was being treated for an eating disorder ...

06 Aug 2025 at 13:01

Hospital worker left UK ‘never to be seen again’ after girl died under his watch

A care worker employed under a false name fled the UK after failing to properly watch over a teenage girl at a children’s mental health hospital, an inquest has heard. Ruth Szymankiewicz died at John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford on February 14 2022 ...

04 Aug 2025 at 16:02

Girl who died in hospital ‘should have been watched at all times’, inquest hears

A teenager who died after an agency worker with false identity papers left her unsupervised at a children’s mental health hospital should have been kept within eyesight at all times, an inquest has heard. Ruth Szymankiewicz was being treated for ...

05 Aug 2025 at 17:35

Death of girl left alone by fake ID worker was unlawful, jury inquest concludes

The death of a teenage girl, who was left alone at a children’s mental health ward by an inexperienced agency worker using fake ID, has been ruled as an unlawful killing by an inquest jury. Ruth Szymankiewicz was being treated for an eating ...

14 Aug 2025 at 15:51

Parents of girl who died in hospital say she had a ‘life of joy ahead of her’

The parents of a teenage girl who died after she was left alone in a children’s mental health ward by an inexperienced agency worker using fake ID have described their daughter as a “loving and adventurous girl with a whole life of joy ...

14 Aug 2025 at 18:59

‘Systemic failures’ led to unlawful death of girl at mental health unit – family

The parents of a teenage girl who died after being left alone at a children’s mental health ward by an agency worker using a fake ID have said “systemic failures” led to her unlawful death. Ruth Szymankiewicz was being treated for an ...

14 Aug 2025 at 19:00

Hospital worker tears up as she recalls death of girl, 14, left alone on ward

A care worker at a children’s mental health hospital broke down in tears during an inquest hearing as she recalled the moment she realised a suicidal teenage girl who should have been watched at all times had been left alone. Ruth ...

06 Aug 2025 at 17:06

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