Care worker seen '˜panicking'
THE trial of a care home worker accused of starting a fire which killed a resident continued this week.
Rebecca Reasbeck (pictured), 20, of Upper Park Road, St Leonards, denies murder and an alternative charge of manslaughter.
But Lewes Crown Court heard this week that a co-worker had seen her “panicking” and was intent on getting to 85-year-old Irene Herring’s room rather than evacuate other residents.
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Hide AdSteven Walter, who worked alongside Reasbeck, said: “I remember her saying, ‘We need to get her out’.”
The prosecution claims Reasbeck started the fire in Mrs Herring’s rooms to she could be hailed a hero for raising the alarm.
The case continues.