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Age UK fury over ruling in stroke case

Age UK has condemned as ‘shameful’ a ruling that Kensington and Chelsea RLBC was right to withdraw overnight care for a 67-year-old woman.

By Jamie Hailstone | 13 July 2011

Age UK has condemned as ‘shameful' a ruling by the Supreme Court that Kensington and Chelsea RLBC was right to withdraw overnight care for a 67-year-old woman.

Former prima-ballerina, Elaine McDonald, lost her legal battle against the London borough last week for overnight assistance, which was withdrawn last November.

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