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| Girl 'experimented on' at Aston Hall Hospital | |
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| A woman has said she was "experimented on" when she was 11 years old at a Derbyshire hospital. | A woman has said she was "experimented on" when she was 11 years old at a Derbyshire hospital. |
| Margaret, not her real name, said she was sent in 1971 to the now-defunct Aston Hall Hospital, in Aston-on-Trent, and "tied and drugged for treatment". | Margaret, not her real name, said she was sent in 1971 to the now-defunct Aston Hall Hospital, in Aston-on-Trent, and "tied and drugged for treatment". |
| When it was raised in Parliament, the prime minister said it was "vital that the full facts are considered". | |
| The Derbyshire Safeguarding Children Board (DSCB) said it was investigating the historical allegations of abuse. | The Derbyshire Safeguarding Children Board (DSCB) said it was investigating the historical allegations of abuse. |
| Complaints had been made against the mental health hospital more than 20 years ago, but it is unclear whether any action was taken. | Complaints had been made against the mental health hospital more than 20 years ago, but it is unclear whether any action was taken. |
| Now several patients, who were treated there as children more than 45 years ago, have come forward to say they were abused. | Now several patients, who were treated there as children more than 45 years ago, have come forward to say they were abused. |
| 'Most terrifying thing' | 'Most terrifying thing' |
| Margaret, who is now 57, said she received "treatment" from the doctor in charge, Dr Kenneth Milner, who died in the mid-1970s. | Margaret, who is now 57, said she received "treatment" from the doctor in charge, Dr Kenneth Milner, who died in the mid-1970s. |
| "He just looked at me and he said 'no tea tonight, treatment'," she said. | "He just looked at me and he said 'no tea tonight, treatment'," she said. |
| "The nurse got a bandage and tied my hands together. The nurse left, a mask was put over my face and a fluid was dripped and then I went unconscious. | "The nurse got a bandage and tied my hands together. The nurse left, a mask was put over my face and a fluid was dripped and then I went unconscious. |
| "It was the most terrifying thing that any child could go through. | "It was the most terrifying thing that any child could go through. |
| "Who could do that? What were they getting out of it? Why? What did I do so bad to deserve that?" | "Who could do that? What were they getting out of it? Why? What did I do so bad to deserve that?" |
| Margaret said she managed to secure a copy of her file from the hospital records which remain, but they did not appear to include any details of her treatment. | |
| But there was a letter from a relative to hospital managers more than 20 years later that said it had had an impact on her life since. | But there was a letter from a relative to hospital managers more than 20 years later that said it had had an impact on her life since. |
| Derby North MP Amanda Solloway raised the issue of the "alleged experiments" at Aston Hall during Prime Minister's Questions. | Derby North MP Amanda Solloway raised the issue of the "alleged experiments" at Aston Hall during Prime Minister's Questions. |
| David Cameron said: "She (Amanda Solloway) is absolutely right to raise this matter; they are very serious allegations and it is vital that the full facts are considered". |