Muckamore: Social worker ‘horrified’ by hospital CCTV footage

A family liaison social worker for the Muckamore families has described watching “horrific” CCTV footage as part of an investigation into alleged abuse at the hospital.

Geraldine O’Hagan told the Muckamore Abbey Hospital Inquiry that what she viewed she will take to her grave.

Ms O’Hagan sat at the hearing while her statement was read into evidence.She told the inquiry that she had been recently diagnosed with stage four cancer, was receiving hospice care and did not know how long she had to live.

Adding that she had waived her right to anonymity as the “fear of losing her job no longer had a hold on me”.

The inquiry is examining allegations of abuse at the hospital outside Antrim which is run by the Belfast Health Trust.

It provides facilities for adults with special needs.