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Autistic woman wrongly locked up in mental health hospital for 45 years

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An autistic woman with a learning disability was wrongly locked up in a mental health hospital for 45 years, starting when she was just seven years old, the BBC has learned. The woman, who is believed to be originally from Sierra Leone, and who was given the name Kasibba by the local authority to protect her identity, was also held on her own in long-term segregation for 25 years.

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In the UK, an autistic woman was wrongly held in a mental hospital for 45 years. An autistic woman was wrongly held in a mental hospital for 45 years, starting at the age of 7. She also spent 25 years in isolation due to a series of legal and medical errors.

·Kyiv, Ukraine
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BBC News broke the news in United Kingdom on Tuesday, March 4, 2025.
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