A care home manager has been fined after two disabled residents drowned and one disabled resident was left seriously injured after their boat capsized on a lake.
Janice Sowden, 60, previously pleaded guilty to failing to provide safe care and treatment that resulted in avoidable harm to wheelchair users Alexander Wood, Alison Tilsley and Kate Dart.
Father-of-four Mr Wood, 43, and 63-year-old Ms Tilsley were dragged under the water by the weight of their electric wheelchairs when the wheelyboat capsized on Roadford Lake in Lifton, north west Devon.
Ms Dart, who was in her 50s, suffered serious injuries when she was recovered face
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