Autistic girl, 17, has spent 54 days in a room off hospital A&E

HSE has 'unlawfully interfered' with teenager's rights, judge rules

In a judgement delivered on Monday, the judge concluded the 17-year-old’s continuing stay in a general hospital is 'not in her best interests and is detrimental to her welfare'. Picture: Paddy Cummins

A High Court judge has ruled the HSE has “disproportionately and unlawfully interfered” with the constitutional and human rights of an autistic girl who has spent 54 days in a room off the emergency department of a general hospital.

Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, is not to blame in any way for the HSE's "mess" in this matter, Mr Justice Max Barrett said.