Woman tells High Court judge of 'worst relapse in 10 years' in battle with anorexia

A young woman with a long history of anorexia nervosa who was re-admitted to hospital in a severely malnourished state is to remain there pending further High Court order.

In an email to High Court president Mr Justice Peter Kelly, the woman, a ward of court aged in her 20s, said this was “my worst relapse in 10 years battling the illness”.