Involuntary homicide against 4 employees of a retirement home where patients have died

HOLLYWOOD, Fla. – The chief administrator and the three nurses who were working in a retirement home in Florida have been formally charged with several counts of manslaughter during the death of patients related to Heat after Hurricane Irma, prosecutors said Monday.

The Hollywood Hills Rehabilitation Center was deprived of air conditioning for three days after the hurricane hit, but patients began to die, one after the other. By the end of September 13, 2017, eight elderly patients from the Hollywood facility had died.

The first patient who died had a temperature of 108.3 ° C when she was taken to the Memorial Regional Hospital on the other side of the street. The next had a temperature of 107 degrees.

Four other patients died in the coming weeks and were also reported as heat-related homicides.

Although a dozen people have died, prosecutors felt that the evidence was insufficient to prove criminal charges beyond a reasonable doubt in the deaths of three nursing home residents, a spokeswoman said. from the Broward Attorney's Office.

Jorge Carballo, 61, chief administrator of the retirement home, faces nine counts of manslaughter committed with an elderly person or an adult with a disability.

Sergo Colin, 45, a registered nurse and supervisor of night nurses, is facing the same thing.

Althia Meggie, a 36-year-old registered nurse, faces two counts of manslaughter aggravated by an elderly or disabled adult and by two counts of falsification or fabrication. evidence relating to medical records.

Tamika Miller, 31, a licensed practical nurse, faces six counts of manslaughter and two counts of forgery.

All four were arrested last month and were released on bail pending trial.

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