13/05/2021

Woman Arrested In Muckamore Abbey Hospital Investigation

A 34-year-old woman has been arrested over allegations of ill-treatment of patients at Muckamore Abbey Hospital on the outskirts of Antrim.

The woman was detained in Antrim on Thursday, 13 May.

A total of seven people have been informed they are to be prosecuted by the Public Prosecution Service (PPS) for a range of offences, including alleged ill-treatment and wilful neglect contrary to the Mental Health Order 1986.

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