The disability royal commission is continuing to investigate violence, abuse, neglect and exploitation in disability services in a week-long session in Adelaide. It heard on Monday that South Australian authorities failed to properly investigate the threats against Mitchell, who is 38 years old and lives with an intellectual disability. His aunt and uncle, Victoria and James, told the royal commission they had raised some concerns about the level of care he was receiving in 2017. On 3 March 2018, a letter was sent to their home address that made a series of threats against Mitchell. “Obviously, you know, we were just completely shocked with what had happened,” Victoria told the hearing on Monday.

Source: The Guardian June 07, 2021 05:48 UTC