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Fatal assaults, 96-day isolation expose failures at Ulsan hospital

By The Korea Herald

Two patients with severe intellectual disabilities died after being assaulted by other patients at a hospital in Ulsan, where staff failed to intervene, the National Human Rights Commission of Korea said Tuesday, as it filed a criminal complaint against senior officials. The commission said it has accused the hospital’s director and administrative chief of professional negligence resulting in death, following an investigation into Bangudae Hospital. At least five patients died at the facility be