When Ruth Szymankiewicz’s family placed her in the care of Huntercombe Hospital they thought she would be safe. Months later, she was dead, as health correspondent Rebecca Thomas reports
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When Ruth Szymankiewicz’s family placed her in the care of Huntercombe Hospital they thought she would be safe. Months later, she was dead, as health correspondent Rebecca Thomas reports
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Ruth Szymankiewicz, 14, died after she was left alone at Huntercombe Hospital when she should have had constant monitoring
In an exclusive interview with The Independent and Sky News, former Huntercombe staff members give health correspondent Rebecca…
‘Huntercombe... is the s******t mental health institution’, 14-year-old Ruth Szymankiewicz warned before her tragic death
The bereaved parents of Ruth Szymankiewicz call for change after legal ‘loophole’ means hospital where their teenage daughter…
Ruth Szymankiewiczat died after she was left alone at Huntercombe Hospital despite requiring constant one-to-one observation,…
Ruth Szymankiewicz was being treated for an eating disorder at Huntercombe Hospital in Berkshire but died on February 12, 2022.
