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Punch left one brother dead, the other in jail
BROTHERSCarl and Lee Eldred were inseparable. Their mum, Carina, recalls themsharing “the strongest bond” and doing “everything together”. But their family was shaken to
the corewhen a night out inWest Malling ended with one sibling dying at the hand of his brother. During heart-breaking testi-
monies at Maidstone Crown Court, Judge Adele Williams heard how the two men had spent the evening with friends in the town, before the taxi journey home ended in tragedy. Richard Barraclough prosecut-
ing, said the brothers had an ar- gument that culminated in Carl (34) punching Lee (36). Defence barrister Oliver Saxby
said: “This could have happened 100 times and on 99 occasions it wouldn’t have ended in death or serious injury.” But a blow to the head left Lee
were joking when they told him Leewas dead. In a letter read to the court dur-
ing sentencing on Friday,May 17, mum Carina said: “Carl and Lee shared the strongest bond. They did everything together. “Unfortunately, they had an ar-
gument which will change our lives forever.” She added: “I know justice has
to be done, but there are no win- ners inmy family. I knowLeewill notwant Carl to be punished.” In another letter, Carl told the
unresponsive and, despite a des- perate battle to revive himby one of the passengers and then para- medics, he was declared dead at the scene. He had suffered a torn artery
and a brain haemorrhage. Police,who arrestedCarl by the
roadside, said he was sobbing, claiming he thought his friends
court: “The ultimate punishment is knowing Iwill never seemy big brother and friend again, and that is something I will never forgive myself for.” Carl, of Little Footway, Langton
Green, pleaded guilty to manslaughter and was sentenced to four years in prison. Mr Saxby said: “He really is a brokenman.”
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good rating ANAGENCY supporting the eld- erly and thosewith dementia, has been praised for “going the extra mile” to help those in its care. Earning a ‘good’ grade across
the board from a government in- spector, Lauriem Complete Care at Ditton was providing care at home for 290 people at the time of the inspection. The Care Quality Commission
said staff were “led by a manage- ment teamthat showed a commit- ment to continuous improvement and development”. Users of the agency, based at
Cobdown House on London Road, told the inspector that the organisation “went the extramile to respond to their needs and the needs of their loved ones”, and an occupational therapist added that care staff often went “above and beyond their role to promote pos- itive outcomes for people”. The report said staff were sup-
ported and received continuous training and development. The agency received a good rat-
ing at its previous inspection in September 2016.
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