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Third exhumation in deaths probe | Third exhumation in deaths probe |
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A third body was to be exhumed by police investigating seven suspicious deaths at a care home in Somerset. | |
Fred Green, 81, who is buried at Kingweston Cemetery, had been resident at Parkfields home in Butleigh, near Glastonbury, which was closed in March. | Fred Green, 81, who is buried at Kingweston Cemetery, had been resident at Parkfields home in Butleigh, near Glastonbury, which was closed in March. |
Last month the bodies of Nellie Mary Pickford, 89, and Marion Alder, 79, were taken for examination. | Last month the bodies of Nellie Mary Pickford, 89, and Marion Alder, 79, were taken for examination. |
Preparations began on Tuesday with the exhumation of Mr Green's body due to happen in the early hours of Wednesday. | Preparations began on Tuesday with the exhumation of Mr Green's body due to happen in the early hours of Wednesday. |
The body will be reburied privately on Thursday. No further exhumations are expected. | The body will be reburied privately on Thursday. No further exhumations are expected. |
Detective Inspector Ben Batley apologised for making family members "revisit their grief". | Detective Inspector Ben Batley apologised for making family members "revisit their grief". |
"We agonised long and hard but there was no other course of action available," he added. | "We agonised long and hard but there was no other course of action available," he added. |
"The Green family have found it all quite surprising and shocking - revisiting their grief is something that is quite difficult. | "The Green family have found it all quite surprising and shocking - revisiting their grief is something that is quite difficult. |
"I have been very pleased at how supportive they have been to the investigation however. We are very grateful." | "I have been very pleased at how supportive they have been to the investigation however. We are very grateful." |
Two arrests | Two arrests |
Mr Green was born in Keinton Mandeville and moved to Kingweston in 1967 with his wife, Esther, and four children. | Mr Green was born in Keinton Mandeville and moved to Kingweston in 1967 with his wife, Esther, and four children. |
He was widowed in 1980 and remained in Kingweston for the rest of his life. | He was widowed in 1980 and remained in Kingweston for the rest of his life. |
He died on 6 January 2006, leaving four children, 10 grandchildren and two great grandchildren. | He died on 6 January 2006, leaving four children, 10 grandchildren and two great grandchildren. |
Leigh and Rachel Baker - from Glastonbury - were both bailed | Leigh and Rachel Baker - from Glastonbury - were both bailed |
Parkfields' former managers were questioned after the New Year's Day death of Lucy Cox, 97. | Parkfields' former managers were questioned after the New Year's Day death of Lucy Cox, 97. |
Nurse Rachel Baker, 45, who was listed as the home manager, was arrested on suspicion of administering a noxious substance. | Nurse Rachel Baker, 45, who was listed as the home manager, was arrested on suspicion of administering a noxious substance. |
Her 48-year-old husband Leigh, a chef at the home, was arrested on suspicion of being concerned in the administration of a noxious substance. | Her 48-year-old husband Leigh, a chef at the home, was arrested on suspicion of being concerned in the administration of a noxious substance. |
The pair, who live in Glastonbury, have both been bailed until September. | The pair, who live in Glastonbury, have both been bailed until September. |
Police are unable to examine the bodies of three other former residents because they were cremated. | Police are unable to examine the bodies of three other former residents because they were cremated. |
The care home investigation began after an inspection by the Commission for Social Care Inspection (CSCI) in January. | The care home investigation began after an inspection by the Commission for Social Care Inspection (CSCI) in January. |
At the time a CSCI spokesman said: "We carried out an unannounced inspection at the home... and found that standards had deteriorated significantly since the previous inspection in June 2006." | At the time a CSCI spokesman said: "We carried out an unannounced inspection at the home... and found that standards had deteriorated significantly since the previous inspection in June 2006." |