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Autistic woman wrongly detained in mental health hospital for 45 years

CAMPAIGNERS expressed outrage today following reports that a nonverbal autistic woman with a learning disability was inappropriately detained in a mental health hospital for 45 years.

The woman, named Kasibba to protect her identity, is thought to have been trafficked from Sierra Leone, the BBC reported.

She previously lived in a children’s home, but that placement broke down and, aged seven, she was moved into the hospital.

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