Two Sussex Police officers have been sacked after a panel ruled they used excessive force when Tasering 92-year-old amputee Donald Burgess. PC Stephen Smith and PC Rachel Comotto were sacked without notice for gross misconduct after using a Taser, PAVA spray and a baton on 92-year-old Donald Burgess. The officers were called to an EastContinue reading “Excessive Force, Lifetime Ban: No Excuse For Failing A Duty Of Care”
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Celebrate The Person — Not The Memory
A care‑home nurse, Rossitsa Petkova, has been struck off after telling colleagues that a resident with dementia “didn’t need a birthday cake” because he wouldn’t remember it — and even suggesting staff could eat it themselves. Petkova worked at Castleford House Nursing Home in Chepstow for more than a decade. This is the moment thatContinue reading “Celebrate The Person — Not The Memory”
