Child RK inquest: This WA girl was known to child protection at six weeks old. She killed herself at 14

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The numbers are sobering.

By 14, a young Perth girl had lived in four group homes, had been hospitalised three times over threatening to kill herself and was bounced between 70 care arrangements by the Department of Communities – all before her death by suicide in April 2022.

A coroner’s inquest is examining whether more could have been done to help a young girl who died by suicide after a life spent under the care of the Department of Communities. Credit: Fil photo/John Donegan

Now, a coroner’s inquest is examining the circumstances surrounding the teenager’s death in an attempt to identify any missed opportunities that could have potentially saved the young girl’s life.

The coroner’s court was told on Wednesday that the girl, known o