MS victim accused of 'Irish dancing'

19th February 2010

The courthouse in Katowice

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The Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights has condemned the police as “cold blooded and thoughtless” after a woman suffering from multiple sclerosis found herself on the wrong side of law and ordered to go through psychological testing after a police visit.

Police were called one night to 50-year-old “Danuta’s” flat in Katowice after neighbours, unaware that the lady suffered from MS and had had an attack that affected her balance and required her to use sticks to get around her home, complained about the noise of “Irish dancing” coming from the flat.

Despite an indigent Danuta explaining that she had MS and took medication for the condition, the police, observing her unstead ...

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