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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
National
Sara Odeen-Isbister

Autistic man held in secure hospital for 21 years can go home after family's fight

A family have won a long fight to bring home an autistic man held in a secure hospital for 21 years.

Tony Hickmott, 45, has been told he can finally go home after being sectioned in 2001 when he had a mental health crisis.

The hospital he's been held at is designed for short term stays, but despite a battle to release him earlier and secure a suitable home near his family, he has been there for over two decades.

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