Ambulance trust staff arrested after six deaths in Wiltshire

Two ambulance trust staff have been arrested in connection with the deaths of six people in Wiltshire, police have said.

- Jamie Grierson

A man in his 30s and a 59-year-old woman, who were both employed by the South Western ambulance service NHS foundation trust, were arrested and released on conditional bail.

The man, arrested in June 2024, was held on suspicion of six counts of gross negligence manslaughter and four counts of ill-treatment or wilful neglect by a care worker, while the woman was detained in March this year on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter.

Both members of staff were suspended and one is no longer employed by the trust.