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BBC News Published image captionThe inquest into deaths at the former Brithdir nursing home comes after a major police investigation Staff were becoming ill trying to resolve constant problems at a care home where alleged neglect took place in the early-2000s, the former chief executive has told an inquest. Paul Black said it was like being "a rat in a wheel" when he started working for Puretruce Healthcare Ltd in 2003. "We'd resolve 10 issues and there'd be another 10," Mr Black told the hearing. Mr Black said he was "constantly undermined" by Dr Prana Das, the man who owned the company.

BBC News By Nelli Bird image captionPaul Black showed reporters around the home as part of an investigation by BBC Wales The former chief executive of a care home company at the centre of a neglect investigation knew money was being embezzled by the owner, an inquest has heard. Paul Black ran Puretruce Healthcare Ltd, which owned 22 care homes, including the former Brithdir Nursing Home in New Tredegar. On Friday Mr Black said Prana Das was embezzling money from the business. Both Dr Das and Mr Black were charged as part of the £11m Operation Jasmine inquiry, with Dr Das also charged with of...

BBC News Published image captionPrana Das was attacked in his home in September 2012 and died last year A doctor at the centre of one of Wales' biggest inquiries into care home neglect and fraud refused to engage with police during interviews, an inquest heard. Dr Prana Das had been investigated over seven residents' deaths at former Brithdir Nursing Home in New Tredegar. The inquest follows the £11m Operation Jasmine inquiry into neglect claims at this and five other homes he owned. During police questioning in 2007, Dr Das answered no comment to most questions in relation to theft and fals...

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Share The hearing heard Mrs Jones was admitted to Prince Charles Hospital in Merthyr with a urinary tract infection, and medical staff discovered the extent of her wounds. Mrs Jones's daughter, Marina Walters, said she was unaware of the pressure sores until her mother went into hospital. 'The day following my mother's admission to the Prince Charles Hospital my daughter Ruth attended the hospital to see her grandmother,' she said in a statement. 'Upon arrival she was informed by staff on the ward that my mother had very bad bed sores - the worst they had ever seen. The dementia sufferer died...