Alzheimer’s sufferer Dorothy Griffiths was left on the floor for up to 10 minutes

Alzheimer’s sufferer Dorothy Griffiths, 87, was discovered by carer Zoe Shaw, who had heard a bang.

Mrs Shaw was unable to help her by herself so went to the office to ask agency nurse Abdul Bhutto, who was in charge, for assistance.

But Mr Bhutto was busy on his prayer mat and refused to attend until his prayers had concluded.

An ambulance was then not called for nearly four hours despite Mrs Griffiths suffering a cut to her head and a gash to her hip at the privately- run Valley Park Nursing Home in Wombwell, near Barnsley. She died 10 days later in hospital.

On Monday Mr Bhutto failed to appear at an inquest into the death and a summons has been issued for

him to attend the resumed hearing later in the year.