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Back to EpisodesPolice respond to report into treatment of 11yo autistic girl
Published 4 months, 3 weeks ago
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The family of an 11-year-old autistic girl who was mistaken for an adult, restrained and injected with drugs at a Waikato Hospital says it's had a lasting and traumatic impact on her. Reports into by the Health Ministry and the Health and Disability Commissioner say the actions of the police had been a significant contributing factor in misidentifying the child. Waikato District Commander Superintendent Scott Gemmell spoke to Guyon Espiner.