Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Care home whistleblowers are rewarded by police for bravery

Two care assistants whose suspicions led to one of the biggestpolice investigations in central Somerset were rewarded for theirbravery by police on Tuesday.

Sarah Barnett and Kathleen Slade were both given the Waley CohenAward, presented to members of the public who perform acts ofbravery in support of law and order.

While working as care assistants in at Parkfields ResidentialCare Home in Butleigh, Sarah Barnett and Kathleen Slade becamesuspicious of the activities of manager Rachel Baker fromGlastonbury, who they believed was fabricating symptoms of theresidents in order to obtain prescribed medication for her ownpersonal use.

As a result of …

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