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A mentally ill teenager who was held in a cell for two days due to a lack of hospital beds suffered "heartbreaking" failings in her care, her mother says.
The 16-year-old girl was arrested in November and later sectioned. But, with no bed available, she spent two days in a cell at Torquay police station.
Her case sparked an outcry and debates in Parliament, with the home secretary vowing to ban the practice.
NHS England has since apologised and described her care as "unacceptable".
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-30917334
The 16-year-old girl was arrested in November and later sectioned. But, with no bed available, she spent two days in a cell at Torquay police station.
Her case sparked an outcry and debates in Parliament, with the home secretary vowing to ban the practice.
NHS England has since apologised and described her care as "unacceptable".
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-30917334