A mental health clinic that detains psychopathic killers has come under fire for treating them to birthday cakes, chocolates and movie nights with popcorn.
Footage uploaded to Facebook by the Mason Clinic in Auckland, New Zealand shows an assistant ‘going above and beyond’ by baking for patients.
It also showed a table full of popcorn, chocolate bars and fizzy drinks ahead of a movie night.
A mental health clinic that detains psychopathic killers has come under fire for treating them to birthday cakes, chocolates and movie nights with popcorn. Pictured: A grab from a video inside the clinic
The video was captioned: ‘She does it for all the patients in her unit, organising special treats for other occasions also’.
The assistant says in the video that she does not judge the patients but show them compassion and humanity.
The footage, which has cheery music playing in the background, was removed from the Waitemata District Health Board Facebook page after victims’ families expressed their outrage.
The parents of 18-year-old Christie Marceau, who was stabbed to death by patient Akshay Chand in 2011, were furious at the thought of their daughter’s killer being treated so well.
Tracey and Brian Marceau told the New Zealand Herald: ‘It would have been Christie’s 25th birthday in four weeks so this has caused us intense emotional harm.
‘We have no birthday cakes or celebrations – that was taken from us at the hand of another.
‘This is a bitter reminder of our loss and we are not alone in this. There are some things that should not be promoted and this is one of them.’
Footage uploaded to Facebook by the Mason Clinic in Auckland, New Zealand shows an assistant ‘going above and beyond’ by baking for patients and preparing snacks
The brother of Colin Moyle who was set alight and bashed to death with a spade by Matthew Ahlquist in 2007 also said he was deeply offended by the video.
The District Health board told Daily Mail Australia: ‘Waitemata DHB posted a video to our Facebook page yesterday recognising one of our staff members for going above and beyond the call of duty in her work with our mental health patients.
”With compassion’ is one of our DHB’s core values and we always seek to recognise staff members who demonstrate empathy in the course of their work, no matter what their role is or which patients they are responsible for.
‘This also extends to the Mason Clinic where our staff often work in difficult situations and environments.
‘We are sorry that posting this video has caused offence to victims’ families and we have taken the video down immediately on hearing of their concerns.
‘It was never the DHB’s intention to cause offence and we deeply regret this.’
The parents of 18-year-old Christie Marceau, who was stabbed to death by patient Akshay Chand in 2011, were furious at thought of their daughter’s killer being treated