Judge fears signing vulnerable woman's 'death warrant' if wardship refused

The president of the High Court has said he has "very little doubt" he would be signing a vulnerable young woman’s “death warrant” if he does not make her a ward of court based on a medical visitor's report she is not of unsound mind.

Mr Justice Peter Kelly has directed a second report from another medical visitor because of concern, based on other evidence from her treating clinician and her own behaviour including "chronic" self-harming, the woman is not of sound mind. Her right to life must be "fully respected and vindicated", he said.