An elderly cancer survivor tragically died after a hoist used to lift her had been fitted with the wrong part.
The frail 82-year-old suffered a fractured pelvis before being struck down with bronchopneumonia. She sadly passed away in hospital on January 8 2020.
Prosecutor Blair Speed told Glasgow Sheriff Court how carers carried out their"normal routine" of putting Elizabeth in a sling on the hoist to move her onto the chair. The court heard this lead to part of the lifting device to fracture eventually causing Elizabeth's fall. Lawyer Ramsay Hall, acting for Assured, told the court:"I am instructed to extend deepest sympathies to the family of Elizabeth Glen for their loss.
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