Mother accuses carers of giving her son laxatives over claims of 'involuntary euthanasia'
The HSE’s counsel, Patricia Hill, earlier told the court the man is very happy at the centre.
There is “not a scintilla of evidence” to support a woman’s claim that her son, who has complex disabilities and resides in a specialist centre, is being prescribed inappropriate medication, a High Court judge has said.
The mother, who cannot be identified, repeatedly accused members of the court and her son’s caregivers of participating in “involuntary euthanasia” by allegedly administering laxatives to him.
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