High Court lifts orders stopping man from leaving hospital

The court had previously heard that the man suffered injuries to his brain following an assault, and that his memory had been impaired

The judge said she was satisfied to lift the orders preventing the man from leaving the hospital and added that she was "very pleased" that his condition had improved since the matter had first come the court. File picture

The High Court has lifted orders preventing a man who suffered severe head injuries following an alleged serious assault from leaving the hospital where he has been undergoing treatment.

The man is now free to discharge himself from the hospital where he has been a patient for some time. Medical professionals treating the man, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, secured the orders last week on the grounds that the man was seeking to leave the hospital when he lacked the capacity to properly look after himself.