‘Locked up by her paid carers’
The most vulnerable at the mercy of paid carers.
9:40am Thursday 10th May 2012 in Local
A VULNERABLE woman who was being cared for in a local authority-run home was repeatedly locked in her room by Bolton Council support workers, a court has been told.
The woman, who suffers from a rare genetic disorder and has a history of self-harm, was one of three residents in the home in Worsley Road, Farnworth.
Terrified autistic teenager with the mental age of five left locked on school bus for 45 minutes by driver
- Ellie Wales, 16, was returning home from school when she was left on a bus in Dormanstown, East Cleveland
- Her escort, who was also on the bus, has resigned
- The driver has been suspended and will face a disciplinary hearing
By Graham Smith
PUBLISHED: 16:06, 9 May 2012 | UPDATED: 02:07, 10 May 2012
An autistic teenager with the mental age of five-year-old was left locked in a school bus alone for 45 minutes after a driver failed to notice that she was there.
Ellie Wales, 16, was returning home from school when she was left on board the vehicle at a bus depot in Dormanstown, East Cleveland.
Her father Frankie Wales said he was ‘distraught and frantic with worry’ when he heard about the ordeal she was put through.
Glad to be home: Ellie Wales with her parents Frankie and Maggie. The teenager, who has a mental age of five, was locked on a school bus for 45 minutes after the driver failed to notice her when he parked in Dormanstown, East Cleveland
It was only when Mr Wales rang the bus company to report that Ellie had not returned home that the driver realised he had left the teenager on the bus.
Ellie, who has the mental age of a five-year-old due to her autism and learning difficulties, came home in tears after the incident and told her parents that she thought she had done something wrong.
The bus driver, who works for Redcar and Cleveland Council, has been suspended and will face a disciplinary hearing.
The teenager’s escort, who was also on the bus, has resigned.
