Judge attacks mental hospital over consultant’s absence

A JUDGE yesterday launched a strong attack on the Central Mental Hospital over the manner he said it was treating his court.

Judge Tom O’Donnell made his comments at Limerick District Court when a consultant psychiatrist from the CMH was not present to give a report on Nigerian, John Ughamadu who was sent there after a number of incidents which led to him facing public order and assault charges.

Dr Pamela Decoteau, a registrar at the CMH was in court and gave a report to Judge O’Donnell who said there were a number of matters in the report he wanted to address with consultant psychiatrist at the CMH, Dr Helen O’Neill.