Teenager who fatally self-harmed at mental health hospital was unlawfully killed

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Ruth Szymankiewicz, 14, died after she was left alone at Huntercombe Hospital when she should have had constant monitoring

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A teenager who fatally self-harmed at a scandal-hit mental health hospital was unlawfully killed, an inquest jury has ruled.