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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Eleanor Storey

Care home manager hit with £4k fine after two disabled residents drowned in lake

Alexander Wood, 43, and Alison Tilsley, 63 - (Devon and Cornwall Police)

A care home manager has been ordered to pay £4,000 after two people in wheelchairs drowned when their boat capsized on a day out.

Janice Sowden, 60, previously pleaded guilty to failing to provide safe care and treatment that resulted in avoidable harm to Alexander Wood, Alison Tilsley and Kate Dart.

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