Giving a voice to those who suffer in silence

Most of the country's health boards have yet to appoint case officers to deal with the 20,000 elderly people believed to be victims of abuse, writes Pat Brosnan.

Giving a voice to those who suffer in silence
Wed, 05 Jan, 2005 - 00:00

JOHN McINERNEY thought he had a reason for ritually killing his uncle.

He believed 82 year-old Seán Daly to have been possessed by the devil.

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