A care home manager is fined £4,000 after two disabled residents drowned during a boat trip while still strapped into their wheelchairs. According to the report, Janice Sowden, 60, previously pleaded guilty to failing to provide safe care and treatment, resulting in avoidable harm to the wheelchair users. The residents named are Alexander Wood, Alison Tilsley and Kate Dart. The case centers on allegations that the residents were left in their wheelchairs, secured with straps, during the trip and that this contributed to the deaths when the drowning occurred. The report states that Sowden’s guilty plea relates to a lack of safe care practices for the individuals involved. The fine is presented as the outcome following that plea. The information provided here reflects the account published in the cited source; further operational details of the trip, such as circumstances on the water and the precise care failings, are not included in the supplied text.