A member of staff at Muckamore Abbey Hospital threatened to cut off a vulnerable patient’s penis and break his jaw if he spoke about the abuse he suffered at the facility, an inquiry has heard.

The announcement comes after a lengthy police investigation into claims of patient abuse at the Co Antrim facility

A public inquiry will be held into alleged abuse of patients by staff at Muckamore Abbey Hospital, Northern Ireland’s health minister has said.

The head of the Belfast Health Trust has expressed “profound regret” at failings in the leadership at Muckamore Abbey Hospital.