Disturbing anonymous letters aimed at two dementia patients have not been properly investigated, their families claim SpotlightNI SpotlightNI
Disturbing anonymous letters aimed at two dementia patients in a County Down nursing home have not been properly investigated, their families claim.
BBC NI's Spotlight programme brought copies of the letters to a handwriting expert who said it was "highly probable" they were written by the same person.Image caption,She suffered four unwitnessed, unexplained, injuries in a seven month period in 2019-2020.The injuries included a fractured nose, broken finger and two head wounds.
She said: "That, to me, was confusing, because just reading the letter you can see that it is, there is malicious intent behind it.Police said they investigated Ms Cowie's case but there was a lack of evidence. It added the home had six regulatory inspections between 2018 and 2022 and there had never been any enforcement actions.
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