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London, England · London23 May 2025
An inquest has found that a severe absence of co-ordinated arrangements for an “extremely vulnerable” child in care approaching her 18th birthday contributed to her self-inflicted death. Nonita Grabovskyte died after being struck by a train on 28 December 2023, just two weeks after turning 18.
Nonita was autistic and had a history of mental ill health, disordered eating, self-harm and hospitalisation. Nonita told professionals that …See the Story
Nonita Grabovskyte: Inquest Finds Catalogue of Serious Failings by Corporate Parent and Other Agencies Contributed to Death of Teenage Care Leaver

Bath, England · BathLocal authorities can’t give valid consent to the deprivation of liberty of children in their care, rules Court of Appeal Overview, including the decision of the High Court which was appealed against This appeal concerns the decision of the High Court ([2024] EWHC 1690 (Fam)) made in June 2024 and relating to the deprivation of liberty of a 14 year-old boy referred to in the judgment as ‘J’. The High Court concluded that in J’s circumstance…Read Article
May 2025 - Deprivation of liberty of a looked after child (Court of Appeal judgment)
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