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Wrongly Convicted Database Record
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Charge: |
Wilfull Neglect |
Sentence: |
Probation |
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Year Crime: |
2004 |
Year Convicted: |
2008 |
Year Cleared: |
2009 |
U.S. State or Country of Crime: |
United Kingdom |
County or Region of Crime: |
England |
City of Crime: |
Newbridge |
Result: |
Judicially Exonerated |
Summary of Case: |
"Edna Evans was codefendant of Dr. Sushma Ojha. Evans was a care home worker found guilty in November 2008 of wilful neglect in the death of Alan Sayers, 52, who had dementia, at the Mountleigh care home in Newbridge, Caerphilly, England, in September 2004. Evans was sentenced to probation. Ojha.was Sayers doctor (general practitioner). Dr Sushma was convicted of making a false representation for a cremation, and she was fined £2,000. Her conviction was quashed on appeal." |
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Innocence Proved By: |
The convictions of Evans and Dr. Ojha were quashed on appeal. |
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Age When Imprisoned: |
56 |
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Sex: |
Female |
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Information Source 1: |
"Convictions of care manager and GP quashed on appeal, BBC News, December 9, 2009" |
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/south_east/8404240.stm |
Information Source 2: |
"Care home trio guilty of neglect, By Staff writer, BBC News, November 17, 2008" |
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/south_east/7733965.stm |
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