Council sentenced after legionella death at care home


Added on: 22/01/2016

Reading Borough Council (RBC) has been fined following the death of a pensioner who died from exposure to legionella. During the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) prosecution, Reading Magistrates’ Court heard how Mr Lewis Payne, a 95-year-old vulnerable gentleman, arrived at RBC operated care facility, The Willows, on 24 September 2012. He had previously been […]