Former Lake Alice patient wants UN representative to investigate govt response to his claim
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A former patient tortured at the Lake Alice psychiatric hospital, wants a United Nations representative to come to New Zealand to investigate the Government's response to his claim.
Malcolm Richards was just 15-years-old in the 1970s when he endured horrific abuse during his two-month stay at the unit.
The United Nations Committee Against Torture is urging the Government to compensate him, but officals say they're still working through a solution.
Manawatū reporter Jimmy Ellingham has more.