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Third exhumation in deaths probe Third exhumation in deaths probe
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A third body is to be exhumed by police investigating seven suspicious deaths at a care home in Somerset. A third body was to be exhumed by police investigating seven suspicious deaths at a care home in Somerset.
Fred Green, 81, who is buried at Kingweston Cemetery, had been resident at Parkfields home in Butleigh, near Glastonbury, which was closed in March.Fred Green, 81, who is buried at Kingweston Cemetery, had been resident at Parkfields home in Butleigh, near Glastonbury, which was closed in March.
Last month the bodies of Nellie Mary Pickford, 89, and Marion Alder, 79, were taken for examination.Last month the bodies of Nellie Mary Pickford, 89, and Marion Alder, 79, were taken for examination.
Preparations began on Tuesday with the exhumation of Mr Green's body due to happen in the early hours of Wednesday.Preparations began on Tuesday with the exhumation of Mr Green's body due to happen in the early hours of Wednesday.
The body will be reburied privately on Thursday. No further exhumations are expected.The body will be reburied privately on Thursday. No further exhumations are expected.
Detective Inspector Ben Batley apologised for making family members "revisit their grief".Detective Inspector Ben Batley apologised for making family members "revisit their grief".
"We agonised long and hard but there was no other course of action available," he added."We agonised long and hard but there was no other course of action available," he added.
"The Green family have found it all quite surprising and shocking - revisiting their grief is something that is quite difficult."The Green family have found it all quite surprising and shocking - revisiting their grief is something that is quite difficult.
"I have been very pleased at how supportive they have been to the investigation however. We are very grateful.""I have been very pleased at how supportive they have been to the investigation however. We are very grateful."
Two arrestsTwo arrests
Mr Green was born in Keinton Mandeville and moved to Kingweston in 1967 with his wife, Esther, and four children.Mr Green was born in Keinton Mandeville and moved to Kingweston in 1967 with his wife, Esther, and four children.
He was widowed in 1980 and remained in Kingweston for the rest of his life.He was widowed in 1980 and remained in Kingweston for the rest of his life.
He died on 6 January 2006, leaving four children, 10 grandchildren and two great grandchildren.He died on 6 January 2006, leaving four children, 10 grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
Leigh and Rachel Baker - from Glastonbury - were both bailedLeigh and Rachel Baker - from Glastonbury - were both bailed
Parkfields' former managers were questioned after the New Year's Day death of Lucy Cox, 97.Parkfields' former managers were questioned after the New Year's Day death of Lucy Cox, 97.
Nurse Rachel Baker, 45, who was listed as the home manager, was arrested on suspicion of administering a noxious substance.Nurse Rachel Baker, 45, who was listed as the home manager, was arrested on suspicion of administering a noxious substance.
Her 48-year-old husband Leigh, a chef at the home, was arrested on suspicion of being concerned in the administration of a noxious substance.Her 48-year-old husband Leigh, a chef at the home, was arrested on suspicion of being concerned in the administration of a noxious substance.
The pair, who live in Glastonbury, have both been bailed until September.The pair, who live in Glastonbury, have both been bailed until September.
Police are unable to examine the bodies of three other former residents because they were cremated.Police are unable to examine the bodies of three other former residents because they were cremated.
The care home investigation began after an inspection by the Commission for Social Care Inspection (CSCI) in January.The care home investigation began after an inspection by the Commission for Social Care Inspection (CSCI) in January.
At the time a CSCI spokesman said: "We carried out an unannounced inspection at the home... and found that standards had deteriorated significantly since the previous inspection in June 2006."At the time a CSCI spokesman said: "We carried out an unannounced inspection at the home... and found that standards had deteriorated significantly since the previous inspection in June 2006."