Devastated families of care home residents who died from coronavirus believe their loved ones were treated like "lambs to the slaughter" and are calling for an urgent inquiry.
One Scots daughter is desperate for the UK Government to be held to account for their handling of the crisis after her dad died in a Bishopton care home.
Linda Verlaque's beloved dad Bill Campbell died at the age of 86 of Covid at Erskine Park care home.
She said the Government “should be held accountable for every single death.”
Another daughter whose dad was one of those who died in a care home, has won a judicial review to hold the Government to account for their deadly failings during the pandemic, the Mirror reports.
But she believes both the Prime Minister and the Health Secretary should face manslaughter charges too.
Dr Cathy Gardner from Sidmouth in Devon was reduced to tears as she watched Dominic Cummings give seven hours of evidence to the select committee this week.
Her 88-year-old dad died from the virus on April 3rd, just a week after the first lockdown.
“I will not have been the only one crying because it reminds you of the disaster,” Dr Gardner said.
“Particularly when he was talking about not having a plan for care homes.
“The consequences of that for so many thousands of people was just awful.
“Fifty per cent of the deaths early on were in care homes and that’s so wrong.”
Her father, Michael Gibson, is believed to have died from Covid after a patient was discharged from hospital back into his care home despite testing positive for the virus.
Seven other residents also died.
She said both Boris Johnson and Matt Hancock should be charged with manslaughter adding: “Our loved ones were being forced to share a space with someone with covid- it’s absolute madness.
“I could not believe that they could be so stupid.”
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