Vulnerable adults suffered broken bones and severe neglect in Northern Irish hospital at centre of police investigation An inquiry into the abuse of vulnerable adults at Muckamore Abbey hospital in Northern Ireland has found “mistreatment became a normality ” and patients suffered black eyes, broken bones and severe neglect. The hospital is at the centre of the UK’s largest police investigation into the alleged abuse of vulnerable adults, with 124 people having been referred by police for prosecution . The escalation of violence between patients and the increased use of seclusion of patients from 2011 onwards was a warning sign and precursor to the mistreatment of patients by staff. There were chronic shortages of staff that meant some essential care was not given and patients’ ability to