10/03/2015
Three Charged Over Death At Former Care Home
Three men have been charged over the death of an 86-year-old woman at a former care home in Nottingham.
Ivy Atkins had been a resident at Autumn Grange Care Home, in Sherwood Rise, until it closed on 05 November, 2012, after losing its council contract. Ms Atkin died on 22 November that year.
It is understood a police investigation was already underway at the home following concerns over its standard of care.
53-year-old Naseen Kiani of Whirlow Grange Drive, Sheffield, has been charged with gross negligence manslaughter, alongside 46-year-old Yousaf Khan of Nelson Road, Nottingham, and 38-year-old Rahamatullah Khan, of Zulla Road, Nottingham.
They are due to appear in court on 14 April.
A fourth person, 26-year-old Safeena Bibi, of Plantation Side, Nottingham, also faces a charge of Health and Safety at Work Act offences.
(MH/CD)
Ivy Atkins had been a resident at Autumn Grange Care Home, in Sherwood Rise, until it closed on 05 November, 2012, after losing its council contract. Ms Atkin died on 22 November that year.
It is understood a police investigation was already underway at the home following concerns over its standard of care.
53-year-old Naseen Kiani of Whirlow Grange Drive, Sheffield, has been charged with gross negligence manslaughter, alongside 46-year-old Yousaf Khan of Nelson Road, Nottingham, and 38-year-old Rahamatullah Khan, of Zulla Road, Nottingham.
They are due to appear in court on 14 April.
A fourth person, 26-year-old Safeena Bibi, of Plantation Side, Nottingham, also faces a charge of Health and Safety at Work Act offences.
(MH/CD)
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