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Still No Lesson Learned from Peter McKenna's Death?![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() I would like to publicly raise my concerns regarding the vulnerability of those citizens who are currently Wards of Court and who cannot speak up for themselves. I do this in light of the dreadful circumstances of the death of Peter McKenna, a man with Down Syndrome who was sent to Leas Cross nursing home at the direction of the judge in the Ward of Court. The Hynes report which investigated the circumstances of this man’s death found that St. Michael’s House withheld vital information from the Court which would have prevented Mr. McKenna being sent to this establishment. Leas Cross nursing home has since been closed down. As a parent of a similarly vulnerable citizen, I still await what action the office of the Ward of Court is taking to prevent a repeat of what happened to Mr. McKenna. There have been numerous other parents who have been in contact with me expressing similar concerns. |
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