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”
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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”
