Overview
- Emma Sinclair, 30, pleaded guilty to three counts of ill-treatment and willful neglect of teenage patients.
- The offenses occurred on February 6, 2024 during community visits conducted with a student nurse, and two of the teenagers had cancer.
- Prosecutors said Sinclair contaminated blood samples after a spill, inverted a sharps box that mixed used and clean needles, used a dirty needle, and caused pain by removing a tube incorrectly.
- These actions created infection risks that delayed chemotherapy, and the judge said she lacked genuine remorse and failed in her duty of care.
- Coverage conflicts on the custodial term, with Daily Mail and WSBT reporting 15 months while People, citing a police release, reports 15 years; a 10-year restraining order was imposed.