Mother claims she has to restrain mentally-ill son, 24, with handcuffs due to 'lack of support from NHS'

Mother claims she has to restrain mentally-ill son, 24, with handcuffs due to 'lack of support from NHS' A mother claims she has to put her mentally-ill son in handcuffs at home because of a lack of support from mental health services.

Joely Hignett alleges she has to physically restrain 24-year-old son Kyle Hignett - who has a borderline personality disorder and suffers from psychosis - to stop him from harming himself or others.

The 44-year-old mother of two, from Warrington, Cheshire, has released "distressing" footage of Kyle sobbing and screaming to raise awareness of his condition and said she feels "let down" by the mental health system. The Daily Telegraph