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Trust in court over death
THE trial of a hospital trust and two doctors over the death of young mother Frances Cappuccini after she gave birth could be moved out of the county. Maidstone and TunbridgeWells
NHS Trust is charged with corpo- rate manslaughter and anaes- thetists Errol Cornish (67) and Nadeem Azeez (52) are accused of manslaughter. Only Cornish appears on the in- dictment at present as Azeez is be- lieved to have returned toPakistan. The case – the first of its kind –
will be tried by a High Court judge. John Cooper,QCfor the trust, indi- cated at Maidstone Crown Court that he would apply for it to be transferred out of Kent – possibly to the High Court in London. “It is the first prosecution of a
trust for an offence of corporate manslaughter,” he said. “It is clear there will be important legal issues at the heart of the case. “It is more appropriate to be dealt
with out of the immediate area. Many of the witnesses are employ-
ees of the trust.” Judge Philip Stat- mansaid the application to transfer the case could be made when pleas are entered on August 6. The trial was set for January 11 next year. Cornish, of Holmbury Park, Bromley, is a doctor of 30 years. Prosecutor Sarah Campbell said
theCrownwas seeking the extradi- tion of Azeez, formerly of Chestnut Avenue, TunbridgeWells. Aprevious hearing had been told
he was seriously ill. Cornish’s un- conditional bailwas continued.
New academic year travel pass
PUPILS can soon apply for a new Young Persons’ Travel Pass for the 2015-16 academic year. The pass allows unlimited ac-
cess for 11 to 16-year-olds to Kent’s public bus service from Monday to Friday, 6am to 7pm. But the county council, which
receives no government grant for providing the subsidised travel pass – used by 25,000 pupils – has still to determine how much it will cost. A KCC spokesman said it was expected that its cabinet will agree the cost of the travel pass at £250, which means it paying an average subsidy of £338 per pass holder.
Matthew Balfour, KCC’s cabi-
net member for transport, said: “In the face of government cuts, it is as much as we can afford.” The cost of the pass is expected
to be frozen at £100 for some fam- ilies on low incomes, and those in care, care leavers and young car- ers may qualify for a free pass. At the same time, the cost of the
Kent 16+ Travel Card will be frozen at £400 per year. Applications for the 2015-16
Young Persons’ Travel Pass can be made from June 15 by visiting
www.kent.gov.uk/youngperson- stravelpass. Pass applications must be re-
ceived by July 18 to guarantee they are ready for the first day of the academic year.
Primary school plan lodged KCC has lodged an application to build a primary school in Lan- gley Park, off Sutton Road. The two-form entry school is being partly funded by new hous-
ing developments from TaylorWimpey and Redrow Homes. The proposed school would have 70 car parking spaces, a play-
ing field and play area. It would create 44 full and part-time jobs. TaylorWimpey has permission for 600 homes, a shop, pub, al- lotments and a nature reserve at Langley Park, while Redrow has unveiled its new flats at The Coppice, south of Bicknor Wood and opposite the Renault garage in Sutton Road, Park Wood. The Coppice will contribute £464,000 towards land for the new primary school and £163,400 towards secondary school education. The initial release at the Coppice will include six flats and four-bedroom detached family homes. The Coppice will include public open space, a play area and mature trees on a site bordered by ancient woodland to the north.
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