Health Board slammed over 15-year-old's death

The High Court has criticised the East Coast Area Health Board over the death of a girl who absconded from Newtown House in Co Wicklow and died of a heroin overdose.

Health Board slammed over 15-year-old's death

The High Court has criticised the East Coast Area Health Board over the death of a girl who absconded from Newtown House in Co Wicklow and died of a heroin overdose.

15-year-old Kim O’Donovan escaped from care while on work experience last year. Her body was found in a Dublin city hostel a month later.

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