Aspira Traditions of Durham Retirement Living in Oshawa, Ontario, and three employees have been charged with criminal negligence causing death after a 79-year-old resident died of exposure to the elements. The woman left the building on March 31, 2023, and was found deceased on a bench outside the next morning.
An Oshawa retirement home and another one of its employees have been charged with criminal negligence causing the death of a 79-year-old resident last year.Posted: Feb 06, 2025 6:20 PM EST | Last Updated: 2 hours ago
Durham Regional Police Sgt. Joanne Bortoluss says the home itself has now been charged in the resident's death. Also charged is a 32-year-old employee from Whitby. According to police, the resident left the building at about 7:30 p.m. on March 31, 2023. Police described her as a "vulnerable female." Police said, over the course of the night, she tried to gain access to building but could not because the doors were locked."She sat on a bench and was located the following morning without vital signs," police said in the release.
Laura Tamblyn Watts, CEO of CanAge, which describes itself as Canada's national seniors' advocacy organization, said on Thursday that it's rare for police to charge a private care home.
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