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A third body has been exhumed by police investigating seven suspicious deaths at a care home in Somerset.A third body has been 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.
Mr Green's body was exhumed in the early hours of Wednesday morning, said an Avon and Somerset Police spokesman.Mr Green's body was exhumed in the early hours of Wednesday morning, said an Avon and Somerset Police spokesman.
The body will be reburied privately on Thursday. No further exhumations are expected. His remains will be taken to Yeovil District Hospital, where a post-mortem examination and toxicology tests will be carried out.
Detective Inspector Ben Batley apologised for making family members "revisit their grief". The body will be reburied privately on Thursday and no further exhumations are expected.
Two arrests Detective Inspector Ben Batley said: "We've had no problems overnight and the exhumation has been successfully and safely carried out.
"We agonised long and hard but there was no other course of action available," he said. "We would like to thank the local community for their continued cooperation and support at what is obviously a difficult time for people living near the churchyard, and Mr Green's family."
"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."
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.
Leigh and Rachel Baker - from Glastonbury - were both bailedLeigh and Rachel Baker - from Glastonbury - were both bailed
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.
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."