Hämeenlinna police are not launching a preliminary investigation into the young resident’s years of assault at the city’s private mental health facility.
A report by the MOT of Yle’s investigative journalism unit earlier this month revealed serious shortcomings in the care of people with intellectual disabilities, including tying a boy to a chair with tape at Hämeenlinna’s premises.
Police said in a statement released on Friday that the image of the boy tied to the chair used in the MOT investigation was at least five years old, so it has not expired to investigate the suspect’s assault.
The statement stated that the boy’s guardians did not want to pursue the matter criminally or publicly.
However, if a more extensive investigation into the facility is later launched, police said it could reconsider the matter in light of any new information.
The City of Hämeenlinna and the Regional State Administrative Agency of Southern Finland (Avi) are responsible for supervising the apartment in question. If these authorities find shortcomings in the institutions’ practices or methods that require further investigation, they should report them to the police.
In this case, no report has been made, the police bulletin says.