No hospital bed for mentally-ill teen, court told

A mentally-ill teenager was yesterday held in a detention centre because a Dublin hospital did not have a bed for him.

A mentally-ill teenager was yesterday held in a detention centre because a Dublin hospital did not have a bed for him.

Judge Angela Ní Chonduin made a direction that a representative of the Mater Hospital must attend the teenager’s case to explain what help they could give to him.

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