Care home and charity charged after wheelchair users drown in boat capsizing
Summarised from 3 outlets · Updated 6 Oct, 15:49 · Archive
A care home and charity have been charged with corporate manslaughter after two wheelchair users died when a boat capsized in Devon.
Burdon Grange Care Home Limited and South West Lakes Trust have both been charged with two counts of corporate manslaughter following the deaths of two wheelchair users during a boat incident on Roadford Lake Reservoir in Devon in June 2022.
Alex Wood, 43, and Alison Tilsley, 63, both used wheelchairs and were killed when the boat capsized. A woman in her 50s also sustained serious injuries in the incident. The Crown Prosecution Service confirmed the charges against both organisations.
How it is being reported
- Care home and charity charged with corporate manslaughter after wheelchair users killed in boat incidentThe Independent · 6 Oct, 15:44
- Care home and charity charged with corporate manslaughter after two disabled residents drowned when the boat they were on sank in lakeDaily Mail · 6 Oct, 15:23
- Corporate manslaughter charges issued after wheelchair users died when boat capsizedSky News · 6 Oct, 15:14
In this story: Burdon Grange Care Home Limited · South West Lakes Trust · Alex Wood · Alison Tilsley · Roadford Lake Reservoir · Devon
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