Girl hanged herself in care home run under ‘Victorian rules’

A charity manager and the home she worked for failed to protect a girl who committed suicide after the introduction of a ‘boot camp’ programme, a court heard today. (Fri) Sophie Bennett, 19, hanged herself at Lancaster Lodge care facility in Richmond, south-west London on 2 May 2016 following the sudden introduction of the harsh regime by management. Manager Marilene Peggy Jhugroo and Richmond Psychosocial Foundation are today (friday) awaiting sentence for failing to provide care and treatment in a…