Tag #Vulnerable Adults

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Constable's Negligence Leads to Kidnapping of Vulnerable Pregnant Woman; Faces Barred List

A 51-year-old constable, PC Lee Beddington, resigned before facing dismissal for gross misconduct after failing to safeguard a vulnerable pregnant woman who was subsequently kidnapped and assaulted on October 6, 2023, four days after his failure to act on October 2, 2023. He was found to have breach...

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Muckamore Abuse Inquiry: DoH Admits Systemic Failure

A public inquiry into abuse at Northern Ireland's Muckamore Abbey Hospital found the health system failed patients' families; the Department of Health apologized, and the Police Service of Northern Ireland supports calls for mandatory CCTV in vulnerable care settings to prevent future abuse.

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Convictions Overturned in Arranged Marriage Abuse Case Leading to Wife's Vegetative State

Ambreen Fatima Sheikh, a Pakistani woman in an arranged marriage in Huddersfield, UK, suffered catastrophic brain damage after being poisoned with glimepiride and a caustic substance by her husband's family in 2015; they were initially jailed but released after an appeal.

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Inquest investigates death of woman with Down syndrome who starved under home care

Florence Girard, a woman with Down syndrome, starved to death in October 2018 at age 38, weighing 50 pounds, under the care of Astrid Dahl in Port Coquitlam, B.C.; a coroner's inquest is investigating failures in oversight by Kinsight Community Society, which contracted with Community Living BC.

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Security Guard Removed Over Far-Right Ties at UK Asylum Facility

A security guard at a Clearsprings Ready Homes facility housing vulnerable disabled asylum seekers in Clacton-on-Sea was removed from his post due to alleged far-right affiliations, raising concerns about the safety of residents in an area with high hate crime rates and following two recent court ca...

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45 Years Wrongly Held: Autistic Woman Released After Systemic Failure

An autistic woman with a learning disability was wrongly held in a UK mental health hospital for 45 years, starting at age seven, due to systemic failures; a nine-year effort secured her release, highlighting the urgent need for improved community care and oversight.

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Council Apologizes After Woman's Body Found in Flat Three Years After Death

Woking Borough Council apologized after the body of 41-year-old Laura Winham, a vulnerable woman with schizophrenia, was found in her council flat in May 2021, more than three years after she is believed to have died; multiple agencies are cited for failing to help her.

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Surge in Fake Police Officer Scams in Netherlands

Reports of scams by fake police officers in the Netherlands drastically increased from 544 in 2022 to over 8000 in 2023, resulting in 1600 victims; criminals use leaked personal data and impersonate officers to steal valuables from primarily elderly individuals.

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Teenagers Convicted in Helmond Gang Rape

In December 2023, four teenagers were convicted of gang raping a 31-year-old homeless woman in Helmond, Netherlands, receiving up to fifteen months of juvenile detention; a fifth was convicted of assault. The crime occurred in Burgemeester Geukerspark, and the victim was robbed of her phone.

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