everyone called pippa mcmanus, pip., but she became addicted to exercise and losing weight. in hospital, her parents filmed moving her obsessively. anorexia had her in its grip for three years. she had been happy and healthy, she became emaciated, weighing less than four stone. at 15, she ended her life. pip‘s parents were in court today to hear the jury's conclusion of suicide. they found that the family were failed, let down by those supposed to support them, left to cope alone. we knew that she wasn't mentally better. we knew that she knew how to put the weight on and lose the weight, but mentally we could see... you know, we were scared. she couldn't even lick an ice cream because she'd turn round and say, "i'm not allowed." it was two people in the one head, there was anorexia and then there was pip. when she's in her unit, you've got the support of them, but when you come home, you feel like you're totally on your own. in 2014, pippa was sectioned under the mental health act and taken to the priory hospital, in ch

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everyone called pippa mcmanus "pip".ght. her family filmed her pacing repeatedly up and down. anorexia had her in its grip for three years. she changed from a happy, healthy child to an emaciated girl weighing just four stone. at the age of 15, she decided to end her life. her parents were in court today as an inquest jury found that his suicide was partly a result of the family receiving insufficient support. pip spent her last three years fighting against anorexia, malnutrition, depression and self harm. we believe the failings in our daughter's care from beginning to end resulted in her death. can you talk us through the difficulties that you had to cope with when she came home in those days? instantly, getting back into the struggle of the illness, wanting to take full control, putting the family and are quite —— under quitea —— under quite a lot of pressure to get through what you would call a normal day's living. in 2014, pippa was sectioned under the mental health act and taken to the priory hospital in cheshire.

pippa mcmanus, who was 15, died 5 days after she was released from hospital.ough planning for her discharge. judith moritz reports. everyone called pippa mcmanus pip. she became obsessed with exercising and losing weight. herfamily found her pacing repeatedly up and down. anorexia had her in its grip for three years, and she change from a happy, healthy child to an emaciated girl weighing just four stone. at the age of 15, she decided to end her life. her parents were in court today as an inquestjury found that her suicide was partly a result of the family receiving insufficient support. pip spent her last three yea rs support. pip spent her last three years fighting against anorexia, malnutrition, depression and self harm. we believe the failings in our daughter's care from beginning to end resulted in her death. can you talk us through the difficulties you had to cope with when she came home in those days? instantly, getting back into the struggle of the illness, wanting to take full control, that put the family under quite a lot of pressure to get through i

everyone called pippa mcmanus, pip. she became addicted to exercise and losing weight. in hospital, her parents filmed moving her obsessively. anorexia had her in its grip for three years. she had been happy and healthy, she became emaciated, weighing less than four stone. at 15, she ended her life. pip‘s parents were in court today to hear the jury's conclusion of suicide. they found that the family were failed, let down by those supposed to support them, left to cope alone. we knew that she wasn't mentally better. we knew that she knew how to put the weight on and lose the weight, but mentally we could see... you know, we were scared. she couldn't even lick an ice cream because she'd turn round and say, "i'm not allowed." it was two people in the one head, there was anorexia and then there was pip. when she's in her unit, you've got the support of them, but when you come home, you feel like you're totally on your own. in 2014, pippa was sectioned under the mental health act and taken to the priory hospital, in cheshir

a failure to support the family of anorexic teenager pippa mcmanus, when she left hospital, is found taking her own life.

pippa mcmanus — who was fifteen — stepped in front of a train in december 2015.e lack of support available to her family contributed to her death. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: ten years since madeleine mccann disappeared on holiday in portugal, one of the men questioned by scotland yard has been speaking for the first time. paulo ribeiro is no longer a suspect but was questioned at the time. britain's parliament has been formally dissolved, paving the way for next month's general election. prime minister theresa may will visit buckingham palace later for an audience with the queen to herald the start of the campaign. there's been widespread international criticism of president nicolas maduro's plans to set up a new body which could rewrite venezuela's constitution and get around the current parliament which is dominated by the opposition. now it's time for our news review. as with many of the uk papers, the ft leads with tensions between britain's prime minister and the president of the european commission ahead of the brexit talks. theresa may has tol

a failure to support the family of the anorexic teenager pippa mcmanus, after leaving hospital, has been

fifteen year old pippa mcmanus died after being hit by a train near stockport.the inquestjury found there was no adequate care package in place. after the verdict pippa's parents read a statement outside of court.. she spent her last three years fighting against anorexia, malnutrition, depression and self harm, we believe the failings in her ca re resulted harm, we believe the failings in her care resulted in her death. anorexia has the highest mortality rate attributable to any psychiatric illness, with as many as 40% of deaths from suicide to many of our children dying from this terrible illness. effective treatment is needed more quickly, and if this had been available to our beautiful daughter, maybe she would still be alive today. maybe we would not have needed this inquest. we do not want her life and suffering to have been in vain. whenever she was able to try to help others with similar conditions. we are planning to continue the good work through the pip foundstion in aid of the anorexia and the lean you care charity. we want to create a dedicated early

let's go to the coroner's court where the family of pippa mcmanus is speaking, the 15—year—old anorexic in vain. whenever she was able she tried to help others with similar conditions. we are planning to continue her good work through the pip foundation. we want to create a dedicated intervention centre called pip's place, two when she will never be forgotten and her memory will live on. —— through which pip will never be forgotten and her memory will live on. you want your daughter home, so it was partly a relief, but instantly getting back into the struggle of the illness, not able to take full control and putting the family under quite a lot of pressure to get through what you would call a normal day's living. the jury were quite clear... about the support you might have expected, and how do you feel about that? i feel over the three years of the illness will experience there were a lot more failings than injust the last build—up there were a lot more failings than in just the last build—up to this. from start to finish, we had many hurdles which we thought we were failed on. questio

evidence of how serious a mental condition that anorexia can be, the tragic case of 15—year—old pippa mcmanusn near stockport in 2015. she had been diagnosed with severe anorexia at age 13, had been sectioned and given treatment, her weight sometimes as low as four stone. but, against her and herfamily‘s wishes, she was discharged from the priory and sent home. she then killed herself just days later. today, a jury inquest found that contributing to her death was a lack of support available for her family, and an inadequate care plan for her. this is pippa's mum marie speaking outside the coroner's court after the verdict. anorexia has the highest mortality rate attributed to any psychiatric illness, with as many as 40% of deaths due to suicide. too many of our children are dying from this terrible illness. effective treatment is needed more quickly and if this had been available to our beautiful daughter maybe she would still be alive today. with me in the studio is emma woolf, a writer and broadcaster who suffered from anorexia for 10 years — she wrote the memoir an apple a day about her il

pippa mcmanus, who was 15, died after being hit by a train near stockport. al five days earlier. the inquestjury found there was no adequate care package in place. pippa's parents read out a statement reacting to the verdict. pip spent her last three years fighting against anorexia, malnutrition, depression and self—harm. we believe the failings in our daughter's care from beginning to end resulted in her death. anorexia has the highest mortality rate attributed to any psychiatric illness with as many as 40% of deaths due to suicide. too many of our children are dying from this terrible illness. effective treatment is needed more quickly and if this had been available to our beautiful daughter, maybe she would still be alive today. maybe we would not have needed this inquest. we do not have needed this inquest. we do not want pip's life and suffering to have been in vain. whenever she was able, she tried to help others with similar conditions. we are planning to continue her good work through the pip foundation in aid of the anorexia and bulimia charity. we w