Ricky Swindells, a 28-year-old autistic man struggling with severe mental health issues and psychosis, tragically lost his life after his family called for emergency medical assistance on 24 July 2026 in Rochdale, only for arriving Greater Manchester Police officers to forcefully push him to the ground, handcuff him, and restrain him face-down despite his family’sContinue reading “Handcuffs Instead Of Help: Justice For Ricky”
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Systemic Neglect Killed Adrian Poulton; Demand Accountability
Adrian Poulton, a 56-year-old man with Down syndrome and a healing broken hip, tragically starved to death over nine days in September 2021 at Poole Hospital after staff mistakenly placed him on a “nil by mouth” restriction without providing alternative nutrition. Tragically unaware that he was being starved because his father, Derek, assumed the intravenousContinue reading “Systemic Neglect Killed Adrian Poulton; Demand Accountability”
A 45-Year-Old Autistic Man Has Been Held In A Secure Hospital For 21 Years
Tony Hickmott was sectioned in 2001 and moved away from his home in Brighton. The man, who has autism, was held in a secure hospital and treated like an animal. A whistleblower last year said that Tony Hickmott was the loneliest man in the hospital, but after a bruising court battle, he’s now expected toContinue reading “A 45-Year-Old Autistic Man Has Been Held In A Secure Hospital For 21 Years”
