Police: Probe Widens In Bobbi Kristina Fake Nurse Case

The investigation of a woman accused of posing as a nurse
and giving hospice care to Bobbi Kristina Brown widened Wednesday as police
sought more information about other patients she may have treated.

The arrest of Taiwo Sobamowo, 32, was the latest offshoot
following the death of the only child of singers Bobby Brown and the late
Whitney Houston. The 22-year-old Brown died July 26 in suburban Duluth, six
months after she was found face-down and unresponsive in the bathtub of her
townhome in January.

Duluth police Capt. Mark Hunter said investigators want to
hear from patients or friends and relatives of people treated by Sobamowo, who
authorities say impersonated a licensed nurse with a similar name.

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“In the capacity that she was operating, the patients
that she treated, there are more than just Bobbi Kristina,” Hunter said.
Her actions could warrant more charges, he said.

Police aren’t certain how many other patients she treated.
She had also worked at an assisted-living facility in a nearby county, police
said. It’s not clear exactly when or how long she worked at both places.

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There’s also no indication in a police report obtained by
The Associated Press on Tuesday that Brown’s care was affected by Sobamowo, the
nurse in charge of caring for Brown at Peachtree Christian Hospice in Duluth.

Police in Roswell, where Brown was found unconscious, have
been investigating the circumstances surrounding her death.

In September, the county medical examiner said the cause
has been determined, but the autopsy results would not be publicly revealed
because of a court order to seal the results. Over the last year, lawyers have
traded accusations about what caused Brown’s death and tabloids have covered
every development.

In a statement, Homestead Hospice CEO Mallie Sharafat said
the company performed a background check on Sobamowo and reviewed references
from other health care agencies in the area.

“We had no reason to believe that she was anything
other than a good nurse with proper credentials,” Sharafat wrote.

The company said when it found the credentialing
discrepancy it immediately took action and notified authorities.

An alert published by the Georgia Board of Nursing
following Sobamowo’s arrest said she was fired Aug. 5 when she couldn’t provide
proof of a license.

Sobamowo was arrested Sunday in Raleigh, North Carolina,
and was being held in a jail there. The jail had no record of an attorney
representing her.

The criminal investigation of Sobamowo started in Forsyth
County, where she worked in the assisted-living facility. On Oct. 27, a
detective there contacted Duluth police “in reference to a high-profile
case” that the city had some jurisdiction over, Duluth police wrote in
their report.

Authorities said Sobamowo’s employment records indicated
she attended a medical college in the nation’s capital, but they couldn’t find
any evidence of that.

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