Inquest jury reaches conclusion after hearing how Ruth Szymankiewicz, 14, died after self-harming

Hospital was ‘severely short-staffed’ on the day the teenager was left alone when she should have had constant care

Jury finds failings of worker before Ruth Szymankiewicz, 14, took own life amount to gross negligence manslaughter

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

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…

Inquest jury reaches conclusion after hearing how Ruth Szymankiewicz, 14, died after self-harming

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…