7 h. ago Mum of girl, 12, who took own life at psychiatric unit says tragedy was 'preventable'

Mia Lucas, 12, died at the Becton Centre in Sheffield after being sectioned - her mum told an inquest her concerns about her daughter's safety were 'not taken seriously'

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22 h. ago Teen girl starved to death by mum was 'left for days' on bathroom floor before cops discovered her

Kyneddi Miller had been taken out of school during the pandemic, but investigators discovered Kyneddi had left the house just two times in the four years that followed before her death

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33 h. ago Mum of girl, 12, who took own life at psychiatric unit sobs as new evidence revealed

Mia Lucas tragically took her own life in January last year at a specialist children's mental health facility after she was diagnosed with an 'acute psychotic episode' and sectioned

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33 h. ago Mother of tragic Mia, 12, who took her own life at psychiatric unit sobs as inquest hears bombshell new evidence that she WAS suffering from a treatable brain condition

In highly dramatic scenes, Mia Lucas's mother sobbed as a pathologist told an inquest she had just received results which proved the schoolgirl had been suffering from autoimmune encephalitis.

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65 h. ago Mum of girl found dead on Carnival cruise ship shared how her daughter died

Anna Kepner, 18, was found dead on a Carnival Cruise ship in November, and now her mum has shared how she found out her daughter had died

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69 h. ago Horrific way mum of girl who died on Carnival cruise ship found out daughter was dead

Heather Wright, the mother of Anna Kepner, has spoken out about the harrowing ordeal after the 18-year-old was found dead on a Carnival Cruise ship earlier this month

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4 d. ago Mum of schoolgirl, 11, who died in suspected drug overdose pays tribute to 'my baby girl'

"Her laughter, her kindness, and the way she could make any day brighter will be remembered always," says heartbroken mum of Olivia Curley, who sadly passed away earlier this week

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5 d. ago Why antidepressants can make you feel worse, ruin your sex life and cause weight gain, by NHS psychiatrist PROFESSOR JOANNA MONCRIEFF. There are alternatives... and they may work better

'I wasn't sure if I needed them, but I thought I owed it to myself.' This is how one young woman explained to me why she had decided to take antidepressants.

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6 d. ago Mum of girl killed in suspected drug overdose wants daughter remembered as 'angel'

Olivia, 11, passed away in hospital on Monday after falling ill at her home in Helensburgh, near Glasgow, and her devastated mum, Samantha Curley, has now paid tribute to her

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6 d. ago Mum of girl violently killed in their home makes plea to other parents in heartbreaking tribute

The mother of Lainie Williams said she misses her daughter 'more every single day' in a touching tribute

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6 d. ago 'XL Bully' attack: Young girl's 5 haunting words to mum as dog remains on loose

Eva was walking with her mum when she was set upon by an 'XL Bully-type' dog - the dog bit her left leg and latched on, locking its jaw, before two men lept out of their cars

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6 d. ago Girl, 9 screams 'Mum, I'm going to die' after horror 'XL Bully' attack in Birmingham

The youngster was walking back from a shop to her home in an Erdington residential street when she was set upon by an 'XL Bully-type dog' in an unprovoked frenzied attack

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7 d. ago Hospital staff failed to tell colleagues that girl, 12, had tied a ligature round her neck hours before she took her own life, inquest hears

Mia Lucas, who had been detained at a specialist children's psychiatric unit, took her own life by wrapping items around her throat on January 29 last year.

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7 d. ago Girl, 13, knifed mum 140 times and sent 'I won't be in school' text, jury told

This is a breaking news story and is being constantly updated by our reporters as the breaking news story develops

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7 d. ago Girl, 13, knifed woman 140 times and sent 'I won't be in school' text, jury told

Marta Bednarczyk was likely already deceased before her body was set alight in a blaze at a terraced house in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, back in March. A 13-year-old girl is on trial for murder

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8 d. ago Teen in court after girl died in pool of blood 'trying to protect mum' in Cefn Fforest

Cameron Cheng, 18 has appeared in court charged with the murder of Lainie Williams, 17, who was found dead in her bedroom after a horror attack at her family home in South Wales

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9 d. ago Major update after girl, 17, dies in pool of blood at home as mum able to escape

Lainie Williams, 17, died in a pool of her own blood after being attacked at her home in Cefn Fforest, South Wales. Cameron Cheng, 18, has now been charged with murder and attempted murder

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1 week ago Teen charged with murdering girl, 17, and attacking mum in family home horror

Gwent Police has charged an 18-year-old man with murder and attempted murder after schoolgirl Lainie Williams, 17, was found dead at her home in Cefn Fforest, South Wales

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1 week ago Teen charged with murdering girl, 17, and attacking mum in family home

Gwent Police has charged an 18-year-old man with murder and attempted murder after schoolgirl Lainie Williams, 17, was found dead at her home in Cefn Fforest, South Wales

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1 week ago "It's been traumatic": Mum's horror after little girl, 10, 'filmed in school toilets'

An agency staff member was arrested

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