66 h. ago Haunting final moments of girl, 14, who was left with hospital worker with fake ID

WARNING MENTIONS SUICIDE: Ruth Szymankiewicz, 14, took her life after she was left unsupervised by a hospital worker with a fake ID - CCTV shows the teenager's final moments at Huntercombe Hospital

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2 w. ago Girl, 14, who died on children's mental health ward when Ghanaian agency worker with a fake ID left her unsupervised was unlawfully killed, inquest rules

Ruth Szymankiewicz, who was being treated for an eating disorder at Huntercombe Hospital in Berkshire, was under strict one-to-one observation when the staff member for her walked away.

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2 w. ago Death of girl left alone by fake ID worker was unlawful, jury inquest concludes

Ruth Szymankiewicz, 14, should have been under constant watch at Huntercombe Hospital in Berkshire when she was left unsupervised.

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3 w. 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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3 w. ago Hospital ward ‘missing half its staff’ on day suicidal girl left unsupervised

Ellesha Brannigan told an inquest that her team at Huntercombe Hospital had to bring in staff from another ward so staff could take breaks.

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3 w. 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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4 w. 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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4 w. 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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4 w. 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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4 w. 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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