Parents forced into court action for daughter with autism left in emergency ward for 50 days

The girl has complex needs and behavioural issues and the parents cannot take her home due to risks to her own safety and the safety of other family members, the court heard

The 17-year-old has been in the emergency hospital bed since she was removed from a relief centre in August. File photo

The parents of a teenage girl with autism, who has spent 50 days in an emergency hospital bed, have asked the High Court to make orders requiring that she be provided with an appropriate placement.

Ciaran Craven SC, instructed by KOD Lyons solicitors, for the parents, said the 17-year-old has been in the hospital since she was removed from a relief centre in August.