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Mentally ill son detained for killing his father after escaping from ward

A son absconded from a mental health unit and fatally attacked his father just an hour later, a court heard. Daniel Harrison, 37, punched, kicked and stamped on Dr Kim Harrison, 68, during a sustained assault at the family home in Clydach, Swansea. ...

15 Aug 2022 at 17:17

Crime

Mum of boy aged 12 mown down by paranoid schizophrenic driver who warned police he would “kill children” dubs them the “real criminals”

A grieving mother whose 12-year-old son was mown down by a paranoid schizophrenic who repeatedly warned police that he would “kill children” says they are “the real criminals” after an Independent Office for Police Conduct investigation concluded ...

05 Aug 2022 at 12:07

South Donegal

Andrew McGinley says change to Mental Health Act would have saved his children

Andrew McGinley says that changes he has proposed to the Mental Health Act would have saved the lives of his three children. Conor, Darragh and Carla McGinley were killed by their mother, Deirdre Morley, at their south Dublin home in January ...

14 Apr 2022 at 17:33

Call for government action as mental health referrals reach record high

The number of referrals for specialist mental health care has reached a record high in England, new analysis suggests. The Royal College of Psychiatrists said that the country is coming to terms with the “biggest hit to its mental health in ...

15 Mar 2022 at 01:25

Government’s plans for NHS set out in Queen’s Speech

The Government will reform mental health rules, aim to clear the NHS backlog caused by the Covid pandemic, and give a renewed focus to women’s health, according to the Queen’s Speech. In previously-announced reforms, the Prince of Wales ...

10 May 2022 at 12:55

Reform healthcare to help autistic people trapped in system – Robert Buckland

A former justice secretary has called on the Government to grant his “abiding” wish by reforming the law to help autistic people who are kept in mental health units against their will. Conservative MP for South Swindon, Sir Robert ...

20 Jan 2022 at 19:55

Teenager, 18, took own life after being removed from social services register

A teenage boy who took his own life was removed from children’s social services caseload just five months before, an inquest as heard. Jade Hutchings, 18, took his own life at his family home in Haywards Heath, West Sussex on May ...

12 Sept 2022 at 19:47

Windsor Castle crossbow ‘assassin’ admitted having ‘harsh purpose’

A self-styled Star Wars assassin admitted being on a mission with a “harsh purpose” after being arrested in the grounds of Windsor Castle, a court has heard. On Christmas Day 2021, Jaswant Singh Chail was detained after ...

13 Sept 2023 at 16:27

Man detained in secure hospital after woman murdered

A man has been detained in a secure hospital after a 58-year-old woman was murdered. Claire Orrey was found dead at a house in Burrell Road, Telford, Shropshire, in the early hours of Sunday July 30. A man was also ...

01 Aug 2023 at 11:53

Man arrested and sectioned after two killed in collisions in Coventry

Man charged with murder and sectioned after two killed in collisions in Coventry

A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder and sectioned under the Mental Health Act after two people were killed by a car in Coventry on Sunday morning. A 44-year-old pedestrian died after being struck in ...

04 Sept 2023 at 14:30

Government should appoint special mental health tsar, say MPs and peers

The Government should appoint a mental health tsar to be an advocate for patients, MPs and peers have said. A joint parliamentary committee has called for the appointment of a Mental Health Commissioner to ...

19 Jan 2023 at 00:01

Local News

63% of Kilkenny young people believe their mental and emotional health could be better

63% of young people in Kilkenny and Carlow believe their mental and emotional health could be better according to a Kilkenny and Carlow Education and Training Board (KCETB) Youth Office survey. The survey ...

05 Oct 2023 at 17:33

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