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| Couple held over care home deaths | Couple held over care home deaths |
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| A couple have been arrested on suspicion of murdering five elderly residents at a care home. | A couple have been arrested on suspicion of murdering five elderly residents at a care home. |
| Nurse Rachel Baker, 45, and her husband Leigh, 48, had been questioned over the death of a woman at Parkfields Residential Home in Butleigh, Somerset. | Nurse Rachel Baker, 45, and her husband Leigh, 48, had been questioned over the death of a woman at Parkfields Residential Home in Butleigh, Somerset. |
| During the inquiry, detectives also ordered the exhumation of the remains of three other former residents. | During the inquiry, detectives also ordered the exhumation of the remains of three other former residents. |
| The pair, who were former managers of Parkfields, are held on suspicion of the murder of four women and one man. | |
| Answering bail on Monday, the Bakers were also arrested for the unlawful possession of controlled prescribed drugs and attempting to pervert the course of justice. | Answering bail on Monday, the Bakers were also arrested for the unlawful possession of controlled prescribed drugs and attempting to pervert the course of justice. |
| Both remain in custody at Yeovil police station. | Both remain in custody at Yeovil police station. |