Nurse cleared of manslaughter over care home death
A nurse in Walsall accused of the manslaughter of a 91-year-old widow at a care home has been found not guilty after a judge dismissed the case.
Santhosh Rajan, aged 39, was accused of the manslaughter of Mrs Iris Teale.
Mr Rajan, of Bentley Lane, Reedswood, had denied any wrong-doing.
The prosecution argued that Mrs Teale, who suffered a broken leg, died after being mishandled by Mr Rajan.
It was claimed that the fractured femur was a significant contributory factor in her death two weeks later.
At Birmingham Crown Court today Mr Justice William Dyas told a jury that there was insufficient evidence to convict the defendant.
He said: "It is a mystery and I am afraid that mysteries cannot be solved unless there some evidence to solve them.
"The case falls at this point in my judgement.
"The evidence is simply not there."
