HSE granted protection order as court hears man with dementia seen eating soil and dog faeces

The HSE has sought court protection for a man with advanced dementia after he was seen wandering the roads in a dishevelled state eating soil and dog faeces and who once went missing from his home overnight.

High Court president Mr Justice Peter Kelly granted orders on Friday for the man’s removal from his home to a community nursing unit with a view to his onward move to a nursing home.