'The loneliest man in the hospital' Tony is autistic and has been detained in hospital since 2001, his parents are fighting to get him out
Phil Devine meets the parents of Tony Hickmott, who he says was the ''loneliest man in the hospital''
He is now 44 - and although he was declared "fit for discharge" by psychiatrists in 2013, he is still waiting for authorities to find him a suitable home with the right level of care for his needs. Some of the patients there had committed crimes, while others, like Mr Hickmott, were detained under the Mental Health Act.
Mr Devine believes this was primarily down to the risk of other patients in the hospital. He said: "He had never committed a crime, but here he was, living in solitary confinement."
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