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'Devoted' dad's lonely death in a council flat

Simon Collins
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Reporter·NZ Herald·
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The story of Bryan McGinty, the pensioner found days after he died in his Manurewa home, is not unique. What can we learn about caring for our elderly, asks Simon Collins

In one week in January 2015, Bryan McGinty lost his partner, his eye, his house and his cat.

He was 69. He was already vulnerable. His right eye had to be removed because he had waited too long to get help for a bacterial infection, and the manner of

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