US EditionRuth Szymankiewicz: Death of teenager at intensive psychiatric care unit ruled as unlawful killing
The 14-year-old died after being left unsupervised for 15 minutes by an agency worker using a fake ID amid severe staff shortages, an inquest jury found.
- On Thursday, an inquest jury at Buckinghamshire Coroner’s Court in Beaconsfield returned a conclusion of unlawful killing of 14-year-old Ruth Szymankiewicz.
- On February 12, 2022, Ruth Szymankiewicz was left unsupervised despite being under strict one-to-one observation at Huntercombe Hospital in Berkshire, a police investigation found the agency worker was hired under a false name.
- Amid staffing gaps on Thames ward, CCTV footage showed agency worker Ebo Acheampong leaving her unsupervised, enabling her to walk out of the day room.
- Following the poor rating, the Care Quality Commission rated Huntercombe Hospital overall inadequate in February 2021, and Active Care Group has since closed the facility.
- A spokesperson for the hospital provider committed to learning lessons from this inquest and other inquests to prevent future tragedies.
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