Nigerian man finally put in psychiatric care

THE mentally ill Nigerian man who has been moved between prison, a Garda station cell and a hotel over the past five days was admitted to the Central Mental Hospital (CMH) in Dundrum last night.

Nigerian man finally put in psychiatric care
Wed, 30 Jan, 2008 - 00:00
Jimmy Woulfe, Mid-West Correspondent

The move follows repeated efforts by his lawyers and the courts to get him into secure psychiatric care.

John Ughamadu, 25, was due to appear on remand at Limerick District Court today on charges of assault and breach of public order arising of incidents at the Quality Hotel, Childers Road, last Sunday.

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