How vulnerable teen Ruth Szymankiewicz was failed by scandal-hit hospital
- Posted on August 16, 2025
- By The Independent
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How vulnerable teen Ruth Szymankiewicz was failed by scandal-hit hospital

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