An autistic man who has been held in a secure hospital for 21 years has been told he can finally go home. Tony Hickmott, 45, was sectioned after he had a mental health crisis in 2001, and despite a long fight by his family, he has not been released since. Last year, a judge criticised his detention, telling authorities to find a home near his parents, in Brighton.
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