His legal counsel argued his problems stemmed from being detained for so long for a relatively minor offence
By Jerome Taylor
Wednesday, 28 September 2011
A Broadmoor patient who has spent nearly 25 years behind bars is still a danger to himself and the public according to testimony given during the first ever mental health tribunal to be heard in public.
Albert Haines, 52, is seeking to be discharged from Broadmoor Hospital after nearly a quarter of a century detained under the Mental Health Act at high- and medium-security facilities. He insists that doctors misdiagnosed him and that he would pose no threat to the public if he were to be released.
But Dr Jose Romero-Urcelay, a forensic psychiatrist at Broadmoor's personality disorder ward, told a tribunal yesterday that Mr Haines was still in need of psychiatric help – although he admitted he could feasibly be released within two years if he agreed to treatment.
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