Melbourne woman spends much of past nine years in seclusion after being found not guilty of assault due to mental impairment
by Nino Bucci Justice and courts reporter from World news | The Guardian on (#6NXDT)
Judge is concerned about lack of progress of treatment in mental health facility and urges transition away from highly restrictive conditions'
A Melbourne woman has been held for almost nine years in solitary confinement after being found not guilty because of mental impairment on assault charges, a court has heard.
The woman, whose identity is suppressed, has been held at Thomas Embling hospital, a secure forensic mental health facility since 2015.
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