An inquest is to be held into the deaths of seven residents at a Devon care home during the Covid pandemic.

Police initially launched an investigation into 11 deaths at the Holmesley care home in Sidford between February and April 2021.

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Police later said no further action would be taken against a woman and a man who had been investigated on suspicion of wilful neglect.

The Care Quality Commission also launched an investigation and the pre-inquest review in Exeter heard that was still ongoing.

Relatives of the seven residents in the care home at the centre of the inquest claimed they had concerns about staffing levels, PPE, and the treatment of their loved ones.

The assistant Devon coroner Alison Longhorn said a date will be fixed for a full inquest to be held.

But she said the purpose of the inquest is not to attribute blame.