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Haleigh Poutre

I took the liberty of posting this as a separate thread.

Abuser of Near-Euthanasia Victim Haleigh Poutre Jailed as She Recovers

Boston, MA (LifeNews.com) -- Haleigh Poutre, the girl who almost became a victim of euthanasia, has lived long enough to see her step-father and abuser Jason Strickland, jailed for more than twelve years. Poutre was the victim of child abuse and was nearly killed when Massachusetts officials gave up on her after she entered a coma.

Boston media report that a judge sentenced Strickland to 12 to 15 years in state prison for participating in the abuse.

Hampden Superior Court Judge Judd Carhart, who handed down the decision in December, characterized Strickland's actions as a "horrific pattern of child abuse."

The sentence came three years after the case drew national attention when state officials tried to receive permission from the courts to take Poutre's life. The young girl eventually responded to doctors just as the permission to end her life was about to be received...

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Some things are so shocking that I am left speechless.

Thread by traumer.

Starved to death in an NHS hospital: patient left without food for 26 days (UK)

A vulnerable patient starved to death in an NHS hospital after 26 days without proper nourishment.

Martin Ryan, 43, had suffered a stroke which left him unable to swallow.

But a 'total breakdown in communication' meant he was never fitted with a feeding tube. It was one of a number of horrific cases where the NHS fatally failed patients with learning difficulties, a health watchdog is expected to rule later this month. Tragedy: Martin Ryan died starving and 'in agony' in an NHS hospital after a 'communication breakdown' meant he was not fitted with a feeding tube...