Josh_Searle published An 87-year-old woman with dementia fell to her death from a...

The company running a Merstham care home has been fined for an error which led to an 87-year-old woman falling to her death from an unsecured window.The resident was staying at the Coppice Lea Nursing home in Bletchingley Road, owned and managed by Caring Homes Healthcare Group Limited, when she fell through her window and hit the ground about four metres below.A hearing took place at Guildford Crown Court last Wednesday where the company was fined for breaching the Health and Safety Act over...

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