Mother says Life Without Barriers ignored complaints about her daughter's health and safety in a group home

Gabriel Fowler
Updated December 9 2021 - 4:45pm, first published 12:00pm
Life Without Barriers head office in King Street, Newcastle.
Life Without Barriers head office in King Street, Newcastle.

A FAMILY'S repeated requests for their daughter, a woman living with disability in a Life Without Barriers' group home, to not be left with male carers were ignored, despite allegations a support worker had sexually assaulted her, her mother says.

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Gabriel Fowler

Gabriel Fowler

Senior Journalist

Community health & welfare, social justice, investigations, general news. Gabriel.Fowler@newcastleherald.com.au

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