Police are taking no further action over a woman who was arrested after three people died in a suspected carbon monoxide poisoning at a care home.
The 60-year-old woman was arrested on suspicion of manslaughter following the deaths of two men, age 74 and 91, and woman, 86, at the Gainsborough Care Home in Swanage on October 23.
She has since been released from the investigation without charge, Dorset Police announced today.
The force added that their investigation into the incident, which also saw seven other residents taken to hospital, and are yet to establish a cause of death, which they warned may take ‘many months’.
Detective Chief Inspector Neil Third, of the Major Crime Investigation Team, said: ‘The deceased and their loved ones remain at the forefront of our minds throughout our investigation.
‘Over recent weeks we have been continuing to gather as much information as we can, working with HM Coroner, to establish a cause of death.
The scene outside Gainsborough Care Home in Swanage on October 23 where three residents of a care home died
‘To enable us to take a full account and recover any available evidence, while providing legal protection to the person, we made an arrest as part of our enquiries.
‘The arrest was also made to establish where there were any actions or omissions by that individual that were believed to be grossly negligent and we have now reached a position where we do not believe that to be the case.
‘Our investigation is very much still ongoing and we are awaiting results from detailed forensic submissions and analysis to assist us in establishing the causes of the deaths, which may take several months.
‘The families of the residents who sadly died are being kept informed with any updates in the investigation.’