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An 89-year-old WW2 veteran disappeared from his nursing home without saying where he was going and went to France for the D-Day commemorations.
The former mayor of Hove, Bernard Jordan, left the home at 10:30 BST on Thursday, and was reported missing to Sussex Police that evening.
Staff later discovered he had joined other veterans in France and was safe and well at a hotel in Ouistreham.
Earlier, it was believed care home staff stopped him going to the events.
Brighton and Hove police had tweeted: "90 year old veteran reported missing from care home. Turns out they'd said no to him going to #DDay70 but he went anyway #fightingspirit"
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-27735086
MADem
(135,425 posts)How DARE they tell an adult what he can/can't do. Shame on them. He should sue their asses blue and change homes. He's old, he's not a prisoner.
This story infuriates me, as I guess you can tell! What NERVE!
truebrit71
(20,805 posts)LeftishBrit
(41,192 posts)And how can care staff 'stop' him from attending an event? Advising against it is one thing; but he isn't in prison, after all.