Overview
- At Derby Crown Court, Nakeeba Akhtar and Prabina Thapa pleaded guilty to perverting the course of justice, while nurse Amar Muneer admitted wilful neglect.
- Judge Martin Hurst discharged the jury after the pleas, set sentencing for February 6, 2026, and granted all three defendants unconditional bail.
- Former manager Lindsey Foster had previously admitted perverting the course of justice and was prosecuted in 2022 alongside New Lodge Nursing Care Ltd for failing to provide safe care.
- Shirley Froggett, 84, fell from a wheelchair that lacked a functioning lap belt, was taken back to her room without prompt medical care, and her family were not informed for about two hours.
- A coroner found she died of bronchopneumonia caused by a fractured femur, the defendants are not alleged to have caused her death, and her family welcomed the guilty pleas as long‑awaited closure.