NDIS provider charged over woman's fatal bathwater burns

NDIS provider charged over woman's fatal bathwater burns

A regional NSW care service is facing criminal charges over the death of a disabled woman who suffered burns to up to 40 per cent of her body in a bathtub.

Disability provider charged over fatal bathtub burns

A regional disability provider is facing criminal charges, accused of gross negligence over the death of a young Aboriginal woman who suffered burns in a bathtub. Kyah Lucas was severely burnt when she was bathed at her home in Orange, in central western NSW, by two workers from NDIS provider LiveBetter on February 2, 2022. Ms Lucas was removed from the bath with her skin peeling, as a temperature control panel showed the water was 60C rather th…

NDIS provider facing criminal charges over burns death

Disability support provider LiveBetter is facing criminal charges over the bathtub burns death of a client, almost a year after it was fined $1.8 million.