The mother of a 12-year-old girl who died by suicide said she would not forgive the mental health unit that failed to diagnose her duaghter's rare brain disorder .

Mia Lucas took her own life at Emerald Lodge, part of the Becton Centre and Sheffield Children's Hospital in Sheffield, in January 2024 after suffering from psychotic episodes. She was found unresponsive in her room and died the following day, Yorkshire Live reports .

Chloe Hayes, the girl's mother, said there was a failure to provide appropriate care to her daughter in her time of need, following an inquest jury's findings that inadequate testing at Queen's Medical Centre (QMC) in Nottingham could have contributed to her daughter's death.

The nine-day inquest heard how blood tests confirmed Lucas had suffered from auto

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