Police to Contact Former Care Home Director

The Police say they will contact the former director of Abbotswood over a number of claims she made in an interview.

Zandra Lewis made several claims in a video widely circulated online in which she claimed patients were put on end of life care irrespective of their Covid status after the home was taken over by the DHSC.

Twenty of the home’s residents died at the height of the pandemic.

A spokesperson for the Police told Gef: ‘The Isle of Man Constabulary is aware of various allegations made by Zandra Lewis in a recent podcast relating to the Abbotswood care home case. Ms Lewis was the Director of Nursing at Abbotswood Nursing Home at the time that their licence to operate was suspended.

‘The broad outline of the allegations was known to the original investigation team and the podcast contained no new factual information. The available evidence in the case was reviewed by independent legal counsel at the conclusion of the joint investigation by Police and the Health & Safety Inspectorate. Ms Lewis subsequently accepted a formal caution for several breaches of Health & Safety regulations.

 ‘The Constabulary will make contact with Ms Lewis to ascertain whether she has any new evidence which was not considered by the original enquiry.  However at this time The Isle of Man Constabulary will not be providing any further comment.’