Broadmoor

British

/ ˈbrɔːdˌmɔː /

noun

an institution in Berkshire, England, for housing and treating mentally ill criminals

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The case had been delayed several times amid concerns over Esan's mental health and fitness to plead, but he admitted the charge last month via video link from Broadmoor Hospital.

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Broadmoor houses some of the most dangerous offenders in the country, who are judged to have committed their offences due to mental health issues.

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Detectives later linked them to her time working at Broadmoor Secure Hospital in Crowthorne.

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In my 30 years as a forensic psychiatrist and psychotherapist working in psychiatric hospitals and prisons across the UK, including Broadmoor, I have spoken to hundreds of criminals who have committed terrible offences in an attempt to help them take responsibility.

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In 1996, soon after I’d started at Broadmoor while completing my psychotherapy training, I took on a patient called Tony.

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