Wheelchair-bound woman imprisoned in mobile home

SHE is a prisoner, but not a criminal. Shackled, but not by guards.

Tue, 17 Sep, 2002 - 01:00

Catherine Shanahan

Helen Kelly cannot leave her home; at night she sleeps where she sat by day.

She is effectively under house arrest because Multiple Sclerosis has robbed her mobility and her local county council has failed to supply her with a wheelchair accessible mobile home.

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