23 October 2024, 21:22 | Updated: 23 October 2024, 22:00
By Flaminia Luck
Detectives investigating the deaths of three people at a care home in Swanage, Dorset, have arrested a 60-year-old woman on suspicion of manslaughter.
Seven people were taken to hospital as a precaution.
Around 40 residents and care home staff from Gainsborough Care Home are staying in a nearby church.
People carrying stretchers and wheelchairs have been seen entering the church to move residents to alternative accommodation.
Earlier, at a press conference, Dorset Police confirmed they were pursuing potential carbon monoxide poisoning as their “primary line of inquiry”.
Prior to this, an investigation was launched because the three deaths are being treated as “unexplained”.
Swanage care home – emergency response with residents moved to the All Saints Church.
Detective Chief Inspector Neil Third, of the Major Crime Investigation Team, said: “Our heartfelt …