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Outrage in New Zealand after 11-year-old girl sent to psych ward and drugged in identity mix-up


Report finds police mistook girl for missing woman in blunder that has appalled political leaders

An 11-year-old girl was restrained, injected with anti-psychotic drugs and placed on a mental health ward after New Zealand police mistook her for a missing woman, a report found on Wednesday.

Health officials and police have scrambled to explain the mix-up, which has appalled political leaders and stoked outrage across the country.

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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/apr/02/new-zealand-girl-sent-psych-ward-identity-mix-up

Author : Agence France-Presse

Publish date : 2025-04-02 04:19:00

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