Family handoutAn inquest into the death of a 16-year-old girl who was groomed before being charged with terror offences has found there were missed opportunities to help her by the authorities.
Chief coroner Alexia Durran concluded there were chances for the police and Derbyshire County Council to refer Rhianan Rudd earlier for consideration as a potential victim of modern slavery.
Ms Rudd was the youngest girl charged with terror offences in the UK when she was charged with having weapon-making guides but the charges were dropped in 2021 after the Home Office concluded she was a victim of exploitation.
She took her own life in May 2022.
At the conclusion of her inquest on Monday, Ms Durran said at Chesterfield Coroner’s Court there was arguably a “systems failure” by counter-terror police and the county council, which meant they failed to refer the teenager to the government earlier.
However, the inquest found no organisation was to blame for her death.
