Family want a change in the law around the right to visit children on mental health wards

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The parents of a 14-year-old girl who died in a failing mental health unit have told Sky News they feel there has been no accountability or justice for their child’s death. Ruth Szymankiewicz, should have been under constant supervision but was left alone by her support worker at Taplow Manor Hospital in Berkshire. Fifteen minutes later, she had fatally self-harmed. A Department of Health and Social Care spokesperson said: "Our deepest sympathies are with Ruth’s family and friends. This is a