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Prosecutors dropped manslaughter charges against three nurses who were present when 12 nursing home patients suffered fatal overheating after Hurricane Irma knocked out power to their facility's AC.
Prosecutors dropped manslaughter charges against three nurses present when 12 nursing home patients overheated during Hurricane Irma.
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Charges have been dropped against three Hollywood nursing home employees who had been charged with manslaughter following the deaths of 12 patients in sweltering conditions in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma in 2017.
Prosecutors in Broward County on Thursday dismissed all charges against two nurses and a nurse supervisor who were at the Rehabilitation Center at Hollywood...
Prosecutors have dropped manslaughter charges against three nurses who were present when 12 Florida nursing home patients suffered fatal overheating five years ago after Hurricane Irma. But prosecutors said Thursday they still plan to try Jorge Carballo, He was the administrator at the Rehabilitation Center of Hollywood Hills when Irma knocked out power to the facility’s air conditioning. Patients started dying three days later. They ranged in age from 57 to 99. Carballo is accused of not getting them proper care. His attorney James Cobb says he has "never seen a more malicious, misgu...