Mentally unwell woman in solitary confinement for almost a decade ‘an emergency situation’, Victorian judge warns
Psychiatrist says woman detained at Thomas Embling hospital is one of the most unwell patients in the state
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One of the most mentally unwell patients in Victoria will deteriorate further if she continues to be held in solitary confinement, where she has been detained for almost a decade, a court has heard.
The Victorian county court judge Nola Karapanagiotidis heard a major review on Wednesday of the detention of the woman under the Crimes (Mental Impairment and Unfitness to be Tried) Act.
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