FykalJpn All American 17209 Posts user info edit post |
over nothing
Quote : | "A WOMAN who was sectioned for 70 years after being wrongly accused of stealing two shillings and sixpence has been reunited with her family.
Jean Gambell, 85, was only 15 when she was accused of taking the money, worth about 13p, and sectioned in 1937.
The money was eventually found, but a letter recently sent to one of her brothers sparked a terrible realisation - the sister they thought was dead was still alive and had been lost in a maze of care institutions for decades.
David Gambell, 63, from Wirral, Cheshire, said: "Last month, I received a questionnaire from a care home in Macclesfield asking if we happy with it. It was addressed to my mother, and I was just about to throw it in the bin as junk when I saw a name pencilled in the corner - Jean Gambell. I rang them and they said straight away that our sister was there."
His brother Alan, 66, said: "We were not even born in 1937 when Jean was put away."
After being accused of stealing the money from the doctor's surgery where she worked as a cleaner, Jean was taken to Cranage Hall in Crewe. She was later relocated and the Gambells moved house.
With the death of their mother 25 years ago, the family's link to their sister was lost.
The brothers' inquiries confirmed that after Jean's original detention at Cranage Hall, her records had been lost, but she had gone to various care homes. Alan said: "We now know that many of the things she was saying to the staff had been dismissed as figments of her imagination."
Last month, the brothers made their first visit to see Jean at the care home, and were warned by staff that she was deaf and may not remember them.
David said: "We were very nervous. We had a bunch of flowers and wrote on a piece of card 'Hello Jean, we're your brothers'. They brought her in and she took one look at us, and said, 'Hello Alan, hello David', and put her arms around us."
Shortly after the meeting Jean suffered a stroke, which the family believe may be connected to the shock of their reunion, but she is making good progress.
Cheshire County Council said yesterday it was investigating the matter." |
http://news.scotsman.com/uk.cfm?id=1549982007&bad=1004768
...how sad10/3/2007 7:52:13 AM |
mcfluffle All American 11290 Posts user info edit post |
that fucking sucks 10/3/2007 7:54:51 AM |
beergolftile All American 9030 Posts user info edit post |
there has to be more to it than that
not even iran imprisons underage girls for stealing $20.00
bitch was probably a schizo or some shit 10/3/2007 8:16:33 AM |
FykalJpn All American 17209 Posts user info edit post |
in this case, i honestly hope so 10/3/2007 8:20:21 AM |
fjjackso All American 14538 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | "They brought her in and she took one look at us, and said, 'Hello Alan, hello David', and put her arms around us."" |
Quote : | "His brother Alan, 66, said: "We were not even born in 1937 when Jean was put away." " |
10/3/2007 8:23:55 AM |
FykalJpn All American 17209 Posts user info edit post |
yeah, i noticed that too--i doesn't say when they lost touch, i would assume they had some contact with her in their childhood 10/3/2007 8:26:06 AM |
DROD900 All American 24630 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | "With the death of their mother 25 years ago, the family's link to their sister was lost." |
they obviously knew of each other through their mother10/3/2007 8:55:03 AM |
FykalJpn All American 17209 Posts user info edit post |
it's not clear though, what that statement actually means 10/3/2007 9:00:17 AM |
Wraith All American 27205 Posts user info edit post |
So why was she institutionalized for stealing money? I would think that she would just be put in jail for a few days at most.
[Edited on October 3, 2007 at 10:13 AM. Reason : ] 10/3/2007 10:12:52 AM |
smc All American 9221 Posts user info edit post |
Raleigh, NC: Man held without trial for 14 years at total cost of $2.3 million(~$700/day). http://www.newsobserver.com/news/story/720272.html
He probably did it, but that doesn't make the headline any less disturbing. 10/3/2007 12:07:32 PM |
package2 All American 1450 Posts user info edit post |
why does it cost $700 a day for all patients in Dorthea Dix? Are the getting constant spa treatments and filet mingnons? 10/3/2007 12:19:14 PM |
jataylor All American 6652 Posts user info edit post |
probably for the doctors, but that is still outragous 10/3/2007 12:38:12 PM |
0EPII1 All American 42526 Posts user info edit post |
Stories like this reinforce my belief that heaven and hell exist.
This is very sad and frustrating.
She has earned a straight ticket to heaven, and many people to hell. 10/3/2007 12:51:51 PM |
Jaybee1200 Suspended 56200 Posts user info edit post |
10/3/2007 1:24:31 PM |