The mother of a 12-year-old girl who took her own life after she was sectioned has said she will never forgive the doctors who failed to spot she had an underlying brain disorder.

Chloe Hayes criticised a “failure to provide appropriate care to her in her time of need” after an inquest jury found inadequate testing at the Queen’s Medical Centre (QMC), in Nottingham, “possibly contributed” to the death of her “beautiful little girl”, Mia Lucas.

The trust which runs QMC later apologised to Mrs Hayes and her family, saying they were “truly sorry” that further tests were not carried out.

Mia was found unresponsive in her room at the Becton Centre, which is part of Sheffield Children’s Hospital, on January 29 2024.

The jurors heard how Mia was suffering from undiagnosed autoimmune encephali

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