Friends of a disabled man who choked at his nursing home have expressed their heartbreak at the "tragic waste" of his death.
Jimmy Billingsley, who had Down's Syndrome, died on Christmas Eve 2021 six days after choking on a "fist-sized" mass of sausage rolls left over from a staff Christmas party at Naylorsfield care home, where he lived.
The vulnerable 55-year-old was placed on a speech and language therapist (SALT) plan due to a high risk of choking, and was supposed to be served soft food cut into 2cm chunks and supervised as he ate. But on December 18, he was seated alone with another disabled resident when an unknown member of staff served up a bowl of leftover party food.
