High Court orders hospital detention of man with dementia

The Four Courts, file photo

A man with dementia and other serious health conditions is to be detained in hospital by High Court order due to concerns his life would be “in jeopardy” if removed from there.

A hospital multi-disciplinary team was of the view the man, a widower in his 70s, lacks capacity and requires long term care, David Leahy BL, for the HSE, said.