Woman fatally scalded in 60C bath

Woman fatally scalded in 60C bath

A major disability services provider has admitted to a criminal breach of its duty of care after a young Indigenous woman suffered fatal burns while under its care.

NDIS provider pleads guilty over bathtub burns death

LiveBetter has pleaded guilty to breaching workplace safety laws after the death of one of its clients, and a year after it was fined over a separate case.

NDIS Provider Pleads Guilty To Safety Breaches After Death Of 28 Y.O. Indigenous Woman

A regional disability provider has admitted to serious safety breaches after the death of a young Aboriginal woman who was badly burned in a bathtub. Kyah Lucas suffered burns to almost half her body when she was bathed at a home in Orange, in central western NSW, by two workers from NDIS provider LiveBetter in February 2022. Lucas was removed from the bath with her skin peeling, and a temperature control panel showed the water was 60C rath…