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| Man still held in care home quiz | |
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| Police investigating the suspected murders of five residents at a care home have until Thursday afternoon to charge or release a suspect. | |
| Leigh and Rachel Baker were arrested on Monday by police investigating the deaths at the Parkfields Residential Home they ran in Butleigh, Somerset. | |
| Mrs Baker, 45, was freed on police bail on Wednesday pending further inquiries. | |
| Leigh Baker, 48, is still being questioned on suspicion of murdering four women and one man at the home. | |
| Parkfields was closed by inspectors in March this year. | Parkfields was closed by inspectors in March this year. |
| Mr Baker is also being questioned at Yeovil police station on suspicion of possession of controlled prescribed drugs and attempting to pervert the course of justice. | |
| The couple were first arrested following the death of resident Lucy Cox, 97, on New Year's Day. | The couple were first arrested following the death of resident Lucy Cox, 97, on New Year's Day. |
| Subsequently police exhumed the bodies of Nellie "Mary" Pickford, 89, Marion Alder, 79, and 81-year-old Fred Green. | Subsequently police exhumed the bodies of Nellie "Mary" Pickford, 89, Marion Alder, 79, and 81-year-old Fred Green. |
| The identity of the fifth suspected victim has not been revealed. | The identity of the fifth suspected victim has not been revealed. |