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Allegations of Abuse
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The board is currently
investigating an allegation of assault on a patient by a staff member at the
unit, which is known as Haumietiketike. An employee has been suspended
over that incident, which is alleged to have happened on Easter Sunday. A spokesperson for the board says
an earlier alleged assault on a male patient at the unit in February resulted
in two staff members being suspended and then fired after an internal
inquiry. The matter has now been referred
to police for investigation, and the board spokesperson says there are no
other matters of this sort under investigation. Police in Porirua have confirmed they
are investigating the earlier complaint, but are waiting for the outcome of
the district health board inquiry before deciding whether to look at the more
recent incident.
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