into the physical and mental abuse of vulnerable adults at muckamore abbey, a hospital in county antrim. more than 70 staff have been suspended and so far eight are facing criminal charges. 0ur ireland correspondent chris page reports. some of the most vulnerable people in northern ireland were supposed to be cared for here, but instead they suffered cruelty. muckamore abbey hospital is already at the centre of the uk s biggest ever police investigation into this sort of abuse. a public inquiry will begin hearings. there was a litany of allegations of wrongdoing and adult safeguarding concerns. glyn brown has been campaigning for five years on behalf of his son, aran, who was a patient in muckamore. i d like to note that this is the worst adult safeguarding scandal since the nhs was formed, so i shouldn t have to push and prod and keep raising things in the paper.
BUSINESSES based at a Shipley site say the area has been plagued by crime and anti-social behaviour, with regular “drug dealing, drug taking and soliciting.” And one business says it the issue has got so bad that it has instructed staff to lock themselves in the building when working late at night. The concerns were raised in a planning application to make the site - Hirst Wood Works, more secure. The application, by John Brooksbank, was to install an 2.4 metre high automated entrance gate and fencing to the business site, off Hirst Wood Road, to control who is able to gain access.