Illustration of elderly people in a nursing home.
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Philippe HUGUEN / AFP
An employee of an Ehpad in Theix-Noyalo near Vannes (Morbihan) was on trial Thursday for manslaughter, reports
Le Télégramme
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The facts date back to August 7, 2015. That day, an 80-year-old resident choked on lunch after eating a piece of squid that was too hard.
She died a few hours later in the hospital.
The victim, however, followed a specific diet and could only eat mixed foods.
At the hearing held on February 11, the employee admitted that she "could have made a mistake".
“It's an accident unfortunately, it can happen to anyone,” she added.
She was sentenced to an eight-month suspended prison sentence.
The employee as well as the nursing home will also have to pay 145,500 euros to the children and grandchildren of the victim.
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