Police investigate sex crime on child at mental health ward

The government will no longer house adult and child patients at the public hospital’s mental health unit following a report of gross indecency towards a young teen patient.

Health officials announced Thursday that the 11-bed unit at the Anthony S. Eden Hospital will now become a dedicated facility to treat children with mental health issues, and that older patients will be transferred to the Poinciana Rehabilitation Centre in East End.

Police earlier in the day confirmed they were investigating a report of a sex crime on a minor at the facility.