M v Accident Compensation Corporation (Treatment Injury) [2024] NZACC 88 [pdf, 366 KB]
...[100] The evidence is M received ECT administered without anaesthetic or muscle relaxant as punishment, not only to his head but also to his genitals and legs. The description of this brutal process at the direction of Dr Leeks, is horrifying. [101] The Court finds the medical evidence from Dr Crim supported by the report of Dr Shaw and the review by Dr Faulkner, together with the evidence of M and the lay accounts filed in the appeal, provides strong evidential foundation to permit...