Overview

• Prabina Thapa and Nakeeba Akhtar pleaded guilty to wilful neglect and perverting the course of justice, while nurse Amar Muneer admitted wilful neglect.
• The jury was discharged after the pleas, and all defendants were granted bail ahead of sentencing by Judge Martin Hurst.
• An inquest found Mrs Froggett died of bronchopneumonia caused by a fractured left femur sustained after falling from a wheelchair.
• Investigations found her wheelchair lacked a working buckle despite an assessment requiring one, and staff delayed calling an ambulance until her daughter arrived.
• Former manager Lindsey Foster was previously convicted for failing to provide safe care and has admitted perverting the course of justice, and the provider was fined £30,000 in 2022 as the home later changed ownership.