Woman thanks judge for ordering surgery

A judge who ordered surgery to remove a brain tumour could be carried out on a woman against her wishes was yesterday presented with a box of chocolates by the woman.

The woman, who has made a good recovery from the operation, told Mr Justice Peter Kelly she wanted to thank him for making the surgery orders and to apologise “for the confusion I caused by not giving permission to do the operation”.

Mr Justice Kelly told the woman, aged in her early 50s, he was delighted to see her looking so well and that she has made such progress.