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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Steven Morris, Jamie Grierson and agency

Woman, 60, arrested on suspicion of manslaughter over Dorset care home deaths

A police officer in front of a sign for the Gainsborough care home. A man in hi-vis with 'gas' written on his back walks in
A police officer stands guard outside the Gainsborough care home, where gas engineers were to carry out checks. Photograph: Finnbarr Webster/Getty Images

A 60-year-old woman has been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter by detectives investigating the deaths of three people at a care home in Dorset.

Officers are still treating the deaths at the Gainsborough care home in Swanage as unexplained and have confirmed that “possible carbon monoxide poisoning” is the primary line of inquiry. Seven other residents were taken to hospital.

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