HSE will not seek DNA sample while 'John Doe' patient is alive

Judge expresses concern about lack of care plan for unidentified elderly man who has been in a psychiatric hospital for over 30 years

The HSE has decided not to seek High Court orders permitting it take a DNA sample from an unidentified vulnerable elderly man while he is still alive.

Believed to be aged in his 80s or 90s, the man has been in a psychiatric hospital here for more than 30 years.