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Barney Davis

Disabled woman died after being dropped from 1.5m high sling by care home workers

A disabled woman died after falling from her sling as she was taken from her wheelchair to an afternoon nap at a care home during lockdown.

Lyn Parker, 64, lay on the floor moaning in pain for more than an hour and a half after being dropped by care home workers days before she died, an inquest has heard.

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