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Family blames prolonged use of restraints at Kanagawa hospital for English teacher's death

Kelly Savage receives care at Yamato Municipal Hospital, where he was transferred from Yamato Hospital, in Yamato, Kanagawa Prefecture, with his mother Martha by his side, on May 15. | COURTESY OF THE SAVAGE FAMILY

By Tomoko Otake
Staff Writer

Jul 18, 2017

On April 30, a 27-year-old English teacher from New Zealand was admitted to a psychiatric hospital in the city of Yamato, Kanagawa Prefecture, after a manic episode linked to bipolar disorder.

Ten days later, his heart stopped.

Kelly Savage was rushed to another hospital in the city, where he was resuscitated but was left with severe brain damage. He died seven days later.

Family blames prolonged use of restraints at Kanagawa hospital for English teacher's death

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