Ruth Szymankiewicz: Inquest to open into death of 14 year old NHS patient at private mental health hospital in Maidenhead

Ruth Szymankiewicz: Inquest to open into death of 14 year old NHS patient at private mental health hospital in Maidenhead

31 July 2025 Before HM Assistant Coroner Ian Wade KC Beaconsfield Coroner’s Court 29 Windsor End, Beaconsfield, HP9 2JJ Opens 4 August 2025 Expected to last 9 days (the court is not sitting on Friday 8 August) Ruth Szymankiewicz,14, died on 14 February 2022 following an incident of self-harm at Taplow Manor Hospital in Maidenhead, run by the Huntercombe Group (now called the Active Care Group). At the time of her death, Ruth was detained under t…