A man has been arrested by detectives investigating alleged mistreatment of patients at a hospital for the mentally ill in Northern Ireland.
He was detained in the Antrim area on Monday morning.
Muckamore Abbey hospital near Antrim is the subject of a Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) review.
A PSNI statement said: “Detectives from the PSNI’s Public Protection Branch investigating the allegations of ill-treatment of patients at Muckamore Abbey hospital have arrested a 33 year old male this morning Monday 2nd of December in the Antrim area.”
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Muckamore Abbey treats patients with learning disabilities and mental health needs. Detectives have been investigating thousands of incidents after allegations were made about abuse of patients.–PA