Negligent old age home staff suspended, after wheelchair-bound woman dies outside

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The staff members at the Ceres old age home who were on duty at the time of the death of an elderly wheelchair-bound woman who was allegedly left outside overnight in the cold have been suspended. Management at the ACVV Huis Maudie Kriel old age home have confirmed, that disciplinary proceedings have been initiated against the employees. The body of the 81-year old wheelchair-bound Sagrya Engelbrecht was discovered the next morning, still in her wheelchair.

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