Multimedia Journalist·Rotorua Daily Post·5 Oct, 2026 05:01 PM5 mins to readHeritage Lifecare Ltd (trading as Cantabria Lifecare and Village) is on trial in the Rotorua District Court after a resident died when he fell asleep smoking in his bedroom. Photo / Kelly MakihaWarning: Distressing contentA Rotorua rest home is on trial after a resident was found “engulfed in flames” and fatally burned after he fell asleep while smoking in his room. Thomas Edward Callaghan, 73, died on December 30, 2021, after a fire in his room the night before at Rotorua’s
Trial of Rotorua rest home company Heritage Lifecare begins after resident dies after fire
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