Another man arrested in Muckamore Abbey abuse probe - 29 people now arrested in total
Detectives from Police Service of Northern Ireland’s Public Protection Branch investigating the allegations of ill-treatment of patients at Muckamore Abbey hospital, have arrested a 38 year old male today, Wednesday 4 May, in the Antrim area.
A PSNI spokesman said that this takes the total amount of arrests made so far to 29.
It is understood that 38 people have now been told they are to be prosecuted by the Public Prosecution Service for a range of offences, including ill-treatment and wilful neglect contrary to the Mental Health (Northern Ireland) Order 1986, in connection with the alleged ill-treatment of patients at Muckamore Abbey Hospital.