Court order will allow hospital to treat prisoner

The High Court has made orders allowing a hospital administer medical treatment to a prisoner who has been refusing medication for an infection.

The application was made in respect of a prisoner, who cannot be identified by order of the court, who it is claimed lacks the mental capacity to accept treatment.

In a brief application before Mr Justice Richard Humphreys on Wednesday evening the hospital, which the judge has also ruled cannot be identified, sought an order allowing it to administer treatment to the man.