Thirteen people have been convicted after an inquiry into "organised and systemic" abuse at two care homes for adults with learning disabilities. Residents at Vielstone near Bideford, in Devon, were routinely punished by being held in empty rooms without food, heating or a toilet, a court heard. Pictured is Paul Hewitt, founder of the Atlas Project that ran the homes, who was convicted of a health and safety offence. PIC Credit: Andrew Lloyd/Alamy Live News

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