Trans teenager, 13, who told school staff he wanted to kill himself in the weeks before he died was 'crying out for help and disregarded', inquest hears

Trans teenager Alex Dews (pictured), 13, was 'disregarded' by staff at his school in Barnsley, South Yorkshire after telling them he wanted to kill himself in the weeks before he died, an inquest has heard.

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