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

Ruth Szymankiewicz died after she was left unsupervised at a children’s mental health hospital by an inexperienced agency worker.

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6 d. ago Girl, 14, died at hospital when ‘left alone by mental health worker with fake ID’

Ruth Szymankiewicz, 14, was being treated for an eating disorder at Huntercombe Hospital in Berkshire, and should have been kept within eyesight at all times when she died, an inquest heard

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

Ruth Szymankiewicz was being treated at Huntercombe Hospital in Berkshire when she was able to shut herself inside her room and self-harmed.

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7 d. ago Girl, 10, dies all alone in hospital 'after being tortured to death by father and his girlfriend'

A 10-year-old girl died all alone after she was brutally tortured by her father and his girlfriend, according to police.

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7 d. ago Girl, four, dies in hospital after 'terribly sad' incident at Waterworld swimming pool

A four-year-old girl has died in hospital following an incident at a swimming pool in Waterworld on Monday. 

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8 d. ago Girl, 14, died at psychiatric hospital after 'worker' with false ID left her alone

Ruth Szymankiewicz, from Salisbury, Wiltshire, had an eating disorder and was a patient at Huntercombe Hospital in Maidenhead, since October 2021.

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8 d. ago Care worker who left suicidal teenager alone had fake ID and fled UK after she died, inquest told

Ruth Szymankiewiczat died after she was left alone at Huntercombe Hospital despite requiring constant one-to-one observation, jurors at the inquest were told

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8 d. ago Fake name care worker fled UK after eating disorder teen died under his watch

An inquest has heard how a care worker known as Ebo Acheampong was supposed to be watching vulnerable Ruth Szymankiewicz, but failed to do so and then fled to Ghana

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

Ruth Szymankiewicz should have been under constant watch at Huntercombe Hospital after an incident 10 days before her death, an inquest heard.

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