Worker at Berkshire psychiatric hospital where girl, 14, died, had no experience, inquest hears

Man, who had a false identity and had never worked in a hospital before, left Ruth Szymankiewicz unwatched despite her vulnerability

A support worker with a false identity who left a vulnerable 14-year-old girl unwatched in a secure psychiatric ward during his first shift had never worked in a hospital before, the teenager's inquest has heard.

Following the death of Ruth Szymankiewicz, police found the support worker had stolen" the false identity, had a fake passport and was able to get the shift at the hospital through an agency after brief training.

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