Vulnerable woman fed dog food in care blunder

The woman was also a victim of force-feeding and, at times, was not given food at all, according to a Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman investigation

The Local Government and Care Service Ombudsman found that the elderly woman, identified as 'Mrs Y' in the report, was repeatedly failed by her care home and Portsmouth council

The food was labelled as 'fresh take on dog food' and 'for adult dogs and puppies' - but workers thought it was a 'lamb dinner'

A woman being looked after by care workers who failed to read the label of the food they prepared for her