Judge seeks urgent assessment of woman (18) allegedly subjected to ‘devastating’ abuse
The president of the High Court has urged that an adult psychiatric assessment be carried out this week on a very vulnerable young woman who was allegedly subjected to “devastating” sexual abuse at home by more than 12 individuals before being taken into care at the age of 10.
He was also concerned the general solicitor for wards of court and the court were not informed “forthwith” of the hospital incident. Earlier, Sara Moorhead SC, for the general solicitor, Patricia Hickey, told the judge the hospital attendance, another incident and the mother’s contact are “very worrying” developments.
Previously, the court heard the guardian, who has been involved with the young woman since she was taken into care aged 10, has raised serious concerns about why she and her siblings were not taken into care earlier as social work services were familiar with the family before the girl was born.
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