Brummies TWICE as likely to be sectioned under Mental Health Act

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260 people were detained under the Act over past year - more than twice the number of other UK areas

Brummies TWICE as likely to be sectioned under Mental Health Act

  BY: JAMES RODGER   People in Birmingham are more than twice as likely to be sectioned as those in other parts of the country. Data released today shows that 260 people have detained under the Mental Health Act in the Birmingham South and Central CCG area in the 12 months to the end of March […]

A man assaulted drivers and a police officer

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Holsworthy man sectioned under Mental Health Act after drivers and police officers assaulted

A man assaulted drivers and a police officer

By NDJBrendan A MAN from Holsworthy has been sectioned under the Mental Health Act after it is alleged that he assaulted several drivers and a police officer. On Saturday morning police received reports of a Holsworthy man trying to flag down vehicles between Holsworthy and Hatherleigh. It is alleged that the 44-year-old man become abusive […]