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Children locked away: Britain's modern bedlam

The Slow Newscast

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The Unsuitable Accommodation for a 12-Year-Old Child

Becky has been kept in this room for eight weeks, in near total isolation. Pretty much her only contact with human beings is when hospital staff feed her through that hatch. I wanted to visit the room Becky was held in, but the hospital press team told me it wasn't possible. Instead they've given me an online link to view it via this VR headset. The walls are completely bare. And if I turn to the door, I can see what looks like a large letterbox, which is the hatch.

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