Wednesday 10 May 2017

Southern Health faces Connor Sparrowhawk drowning charges

Southern Health faces Connor Sparrowhawk drowning charges An NHS trust is to be prosecuted over the drowning of an 18-year-old patient at one of its facilities, the BBC has learned.

Connor Sparrowhawk suffered an epileptic fit while in a bath at Slade House in Oxford in July 2013.

Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust eventually admitted responsibility and offered his family compensation.

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) told the BBC News it will now prosecute the trust.

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