Hospital worker is accused of ill-treatment of mental health patient at Muckamore Abbey
A hospital worker is accused of ill-treatment of a mental health patient at Muckamore Abbey Hospital.
Frederick Shaw (69), of Castleburn near Antrim town, is charged in relation to August 23, 2017.
A defence lawyer said a number of similar cases have gone to the Crown Court but this is the first case of its type to be prosecuted in the Magistrates Court.
The case was adjourned to October 7.