A disturbing letter threatening the life of a man living in South Australian government disability accommodation failed to result in a meaningful investigation, the disability royal commission has heard.
The letter included threats to kill or seriously injure the man, who has been given the pseudonym Mitchell, after a manager at his facility was removed when concerns were raised by the family.
Advocates dismayed after government further delays urgent privacy reforms for disability royal commission witnesses The South Australian Ombudsman later found the letter was not properly investigated, the hearing heard. “[The letter] was just proof positive of something that we knew was happening anyway,” James said. “And to an extent, we thought we’ve now at least got some tangible evidence which demonstrates that this is not just the family being over-reactive. This is evidence that there is a malignant culture.”
“We were continuously frustrated, that even though we were told the investigation unit had investigated and we needed to move on, that just wasn’t possible,” Victoria said.
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