# Justice for Laughing Boy

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- Book: [Justice for Laughing Boy](https://www.bookquiver.com/sara-ryan/justice-for-laughing-boy) ([Justice for Laughing Boy.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/sara-ryan/justice-for-laughing-boy.md))
- Authors: [Sara Ryan](https://www.bookquiver.com/sara-ryan), [Ruth Galliers](https://www.bookquiver.com/ruth-galliers)
- Publisher: jessica_kingsley_publishers
- Medium: ebook
- ISBN: 978-17-8450-683-4
- Published: 2017-09-27
- Language: en_GB
- Binding: E-book

## Description

On July 4th 2013, Connor Sparrowhawk, also known as Laughing Boy or LB, was found dead in a specialist NHS unit. Connor, who had autism and epilepsy, had a seizure while in the bath and no member of staff was on hand to stop him from drowning. An entirely preventable death. Sara Ryan presents a frank, sometimes funny and touching account of her son's early life and preventable death and the unfolding #JusticeforLB campaign. This serves as a wake-up call to all of us and asks: can we really claim that we respect the life and dignity of learning disabled people?