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| Care home owners charged with neglect | Care home owners charged with neglect |
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| The owners of a care home in Lancashire have been charged with mistreating vulnerable residents. | The owners of a care home in Lancashire have been charged with mistreating vulnerable residents. |
| The charges relate to the alleged neglect of eight people with dementia at Briarwood Rest Home in Lostock Hall, Preston, Lancashire Police said. | |
| Owners Indranee Pumbien and Meghadeven Pumbien were charged along with staff member Niphawan Berry, all from Preston. | Owners Indranee Pumbien and Meghadeven Pumbien were charged along with staff member Niphawan Berry, all from Preston. |
| They have been bailed to appear before magistrates in Preston on 10 December. | |
| Police said the victims included three men and five women aged between 88 and 99 years. | |
| The charges relate to alleged incidents between January and August last year. |