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| Devon care home probe: Seven charged over alleged abuse | Devon care home probe: Seven charged over alleged abuse |
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| Seven people have been charged over the alleged ill-treatment of residents at former care homes in Devon, police have said. | Seven people have been charged over the alleged ill-treatment of residents at former care homes in Devon, police have said. |
| Devon and Cornwall Police said abuse at the Veilstone, Gatooma and Teignmead homes was alleged to have occurred between January 2010 and December 2011. | Devon and Cornwall Police said abuse at the Veilstone, Gatooma and Teignmead homes was alleged to have occurred between January 2010 and December 2011. |
| The four men and three women, aged 25 to 68, are charged with conspiracy to falsely imprison and conspiracy to ill-treat vulnerable adults. | |
| They have all been released on bail. | They have all been released on bail. |
| They are due to appear before Exeter magistrates on 28 October, police said. | They are due to appear before Exeter magistrates on 28 October, police said. |
| The homes in north and south Devon, which cared for adults with learning disabilities, were closed in 2012 following inspections by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). | |
| Devon and Cornwall Police said a "multi-agency team is working to support the victims and their families to ensure they receive the appropriate levels of support leading up to and throughout any future judicial proceedings." | |
| The force added: "The priority in all of these cases is to ensure that those involved are effectively safeguarded." | The force added: "The priority in all of these cases is to ensure that those involved are effectively safeguarded." |
| The seven people charged are: |