Muckamore Abbey scandal: Trust agrees to new investigation after family’s complaint

By The Newsroom
Published 7th Feb 2019, 15:19 BST
Updated 11th Feb 2019, 09:56 BST
Muckamore Abbey Hospital is the subject of a police investigationMuckamore Abbey Hospital is the subject of a police investigation
Muckamore Abbey Hospital is the subject of a police investigation
The Belfast Trust has confirmed a fresh investigation is to be carried out into a complaint made by the family of a patient at a hospital at the centre of a major criminal probe into alleged abuse.

Muckamore Abbey Hospial is at the centre of an investigation by the PSNI, with assistance from the National Crime Agency, into allegations patients there were abused by staff.

Police have been reviewing thousands of hours of CCTV footage, some of which the trust has admitted shows patients being “mistreated” by staff at the hospital.

Around 20 staff have been suspended.

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