A report by the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman has revealed a raft of failures by Cornwall Council in its support for the homeless 17-year-old, whose ordeal left him emaciated and resulted in him being detained in a psychiatric hospital for nearly a year.
The boy became homeless during the summer of 2016 after being arrested for drug dealing, was banned from returning to live with his father and then evicted from supported accommodation.
After refusing another offer of supported accommodation 30 miles away, a social worker bought him a tent to live in and even helped him pitch it.
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