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Care home firm fined over death
Felix Allen21.04.09
A CARE home firm has been fined £250,000 for failures that led to the death of a resident.
Autistic Jesse Moores, 26, choked on a ham sandwich at The Chine in Winchmore Hill in May 2005.
Robinia Care Group ignored pleas from staff to
employ more staff, Wood Green crown court heard.
It also failed to ensure recommendations from a care home regulator were acted upon.
Chine deputy manager Patience Etchu-Abangma, 53, was fined £1,200 for failing to provide reasonable care.
