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| Nurses sentenced over fit death | Nurses sentenced over fit death |
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| Two nurses who failed to help a woman during a fit lasting over two hours have received suspended jail terms. | Two nurses who failed to help a woman during a fit lasting over two hours have received suspended jail terms. |
| Eileen Murphy, 36, died at a Walsall care home in March 2003. | Eileen Murphy, 36, died at a Walsall care home in March 2003. |
| At Stafford Crown Court, Harjinder Mangat, 58, was given a four-month suspended term and Bernadette Gerrard, 44, a six-month suspended sentence. | At Stafford Crown Court, Harjinder Mangat, 58, was given a four-month suspended term and Bernadette Gerrard, 44, a six-month suspended sentence. |
| Mangat, from Sutton Coldfield, was found guilty of manslaughter by negligence. Gerrard, of Hednesford, Staffordshire, had admitted the charge. | Mangat, from Sutton Coldfield, was found guilty of manslaughter by negligence. Gerrard, of Hednesford, Staffordshire, had admitted the charge. |
| Ms Murphy developed epilepsy at 18 months old and at the time of her death had also been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, Wolverhampton Crown Court heard. | Ms Murphy developed epilepsy at 18 months old and at the time of her death had also been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, Wolverhampton Crown Court heard. |
| 'Left and left' | 'Left and left' |
| She had been living with her mother but had to move to the Richard House care home, in Aldridge, because of her mother's ill health. | |
| Ms Manjat was deputy matron at the home at the time of Ms Murphy's death. | Ms Manjat was deputy matron at the home at the time of Ms Murphy's death. |
| Gerrard and Mangat were told about Ms Murphy's fit but did not get help. | Gerrard and Mangat were told about Ms Murphy's fit but did not get help. |
| Wolverhampton Crown Court heard in March that Manjat failed both to give Ms Murphy her medication or call an ambulance when she was having a fit which lasted up to two-and-a-half hours. | Wolverhampton Crown Court heard in March that Manjat failed both to give Ms Murphy her medication or call an ambulance when she was having a fit which lasted up to two-and-a-half hours. |
| Other carers were said to have told the pair that Ms Murphy was "going blue". | Other carers were said to have told the pair that Ms Murphy was "going blue". |
| The prosecution said she was just "left and left" until she died. | The prosecution said she was just "left and left" until she died. |