{"id":1105912,"date":"2025-05-27T10:32:42","date_gmt":"2025-05-27T08:32:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pokeriomokykla.com\/tom-dwan-plans-to-take-legal-action-over-abuse-at-a-uk-mental-health-facility"},"modified":"2025-05-27T10:38:28","modified_gmt":"2025-05-27T08:38:28","slug":"tom-dwan-plans-to-take-legal-action-over-abuse-at-a-uk-mental-health-facility","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pokeriomokykla.com\/en\/tom-dwan-plans-to-take-legal-action-over-abuse-at-a-uk-mental-health-facility\/","title":{"rendered":"Tom Dwan plans to take legal action over abuse at a UK mental health facility"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dwan made headlines at the end of April when he posted several cryptic tweets tagging US and UK politicians. Shortly after, he was taken to the Middlesex Park Royal mental health center.<\/p>\n\n<p>Now that Dwan has returned to the United States, he claims that the Middlesex Park Royal mental health center detained him without reasonable cause and forcibly medicated him.<\/p>\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_76 ez-toc-wrap-left counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #000000;color:#000000\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #000000;color:#000000\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/pokeriomokykla.com\/en\/tom-dwan-plans-to-take-legal-action-over-abuse-at-a-uk-mental-health-facility\/#Allegations_of_Forced_Medication_and_Detention\" >Allegations of Forced Medication and Detention<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/pokeriomokykla.com\/en\/tom-dwan-plans-to-take-legal-action-over-abuse-at-a-uk-mental-health-facility\/#Plans_to_Speak_Publicly\" >Plans to Speak Publicly<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/pokeriomokykla.com\/en\/tom-dwan-plans-to-take-legal-action-over-abuse-at-a-uk-mental-health-facility\/#Broader_Concerns_About_Park_Royal_Facility_Operations\" >Broader Concerns About Park Royal Facility Operations<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Allegations_of_Forced_Medication_and_Detention\"><\/span>Allegations of Forced Medication and Detention<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n<p>In a May 17 post, Dwan said he returned to the US and detailed what he experienced.<\/p>\n\n<p>The staff gave him medication without his permission and did not allow him to use his phone for more than two weeks, even though they said they would return it in five or ten minutes.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This tweet was coerced out of me (they restrain ppl n inject them with drugs).<br><br>Was supposed to have phone back after 5-10min.<br><br>Ended up not having access for 2weeks+<br><br>Obv judged some details wrong n got paranoid on some stuff, I need to go to a beach asap \ud83c\udfd6\ufe0f \ud83c\udfdd\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rZE14cVO2y\">https:\/\/t.co\/rZE14cVO2y<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Tom Dwan (@TomDwan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TomDwan\/status\/1923749276330406360?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">May 17, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n<p>He admitted that the tweet posted on April 30, which hinted that his condition was improving, was written hastily and thoughtlessly.<\/p>\n\n<p><em>\u201cI will file many complaints and several different lawsuits, as well as some tweets and other public information&#8230;\u201d<\/em> wrote Dwan X.<\/p>\n\n<p>In one post, Dwan said:<\/p>\n\n<p><em>\u201cThis tweet was extracted from me by force (they detain people and inject them with drugs)&#8230; Ultimately, I had no access [to my phone] for more than two weeks.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n<p>Dwan admitted that he misunderstood some details of the situation and sometimes felt paranoid, but emphasized how shocked he was by the detention.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Plans_to_Speak_Publicly\"><\/span>Plans to Speak Publicly<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n<p>Dwan indicated that he wants to take a break from posting online but also said he plans to discuss this event in more detail in an upcoming broadcast with content creator Abril Zucchi.<\/p>\n\n<p><em>\u201cIf those around me had responded to my request to publicly apply pressure, I could have avoided about 10 days of being effectively held prisoner and medicated against my will,\u201d<\/em> Dwan added on May 19.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Btw if people around me had listened properly to my request for public pressure\u2026 I woulda avoided ~10days of being held effectively prisoner and being drugged against my will.<br><br>Gonna try n not spazz tweet much until <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/abruzuc?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@abruzuc<\/a> stream tho.<br><br>Need some \ud83c\udfd6\ufe0f \ud83c\udfdd\ufe0f<\/p>&mdash; Tom Dwan (@TomDwan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TomDwan\/status\/1924280440254263309?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">May 19, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Broader_Concerns_About_Park_Royal_Facility_Operations\"><\/span>Broader Concerns About Park Royal Facility Operations<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n<p>There are concerns about this facility that go beyond Dwan's experience. Before being released on May 1, poker player James Marinkovic posted several negative reviews on Google about the Park Royal center. These reviews raised questions about how patients are treated there.<\/p><p>One reviewer claimed to have seen employees verbally abusing clients and neglecting them.<\/p><!-- \/wp:post-content --><!-- wp:paragraph --><p>Another person, who was at the center themselves, said that the medical facility is <em>\u201calarmingly poor\u201d<\/em>. A third person living nearby said they often heard screams coming from the building and even called the police due to the alarming noise.<\/p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:embed {\"url\":\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jamesmarinkovic\/status\/1918018962044174414?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\",\"type\":\"rich\",\"providerNameSlug\":\"twitter\",\"responsive\":true} --><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Any update on Tom Dwan? The reviews of the facility he is at are horrifying <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vO6apRnrA6\">pic.twitter.com\/vO6apRnrA6<\/a><\/p>&mdash; James Marinkovich (@jamesmarinkovic) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jamesmarinkovic\/status\/1918018962044174414?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">May 1, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><!-- \/wp:embed --><!-- wp:paragraph --><p>With increasing public interest, the Dwan case may draw even more attention to how mental health facilities operate in the United Kingdom and who is responsible for them.<\/p><!-- \/wp:paragraph -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dwan made headlines at the end of April when he&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9670,"featured_media":1105899,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[191,1655,1657,12,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1105912","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-naujienos","category-news","category-poker-news","category-pokerio-naujienos","category-uncategorized-lt"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pokeriomokykla.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1105912","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pokeriomokykla.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pokeriomokykla.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pokeriomokykla.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9670"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pokeriomokykla.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1105912"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/pokeriomokykla.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1105912\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pokeriomokykla.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1105899"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pokeriomokykla.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1105912"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pokeriomokykla.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1105912"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pokeriomokykla.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1105912"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}