Justice for Laughing Boy
Connor Sparrowhawk - A Death by Indifference
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Justice for Laughing Boy
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Narrated by:
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Ruth Galliers
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Written by:
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Sara Ryan
About this listen
A mother's memoir which tells the story of her son's premature death while in NHS care, and her subsequent campaign for justice and for the rights of people with learning disabilities.
On July 4th, 2013, Connor Sparrowhawk, also known as Laughing Boy or LB, was found dead in a specialist NHS unit. Connor, who had autism and epilepsy, had a seizure while in the bath, and no member of staff was on hand to stop him from drowning. An entirely preventable death.
Sara Ryan presents a frank, sometimes funny and touching account of her son's early life and preventable death and the unfolding #JusticeforLB campaign. This serves as a wake-up call to all of us and asks: can we really claim that we respect the life and dignity of learning disabled people?
©2017 Sara Ryan (P)2021 Jessica Kingsley Publishers