A FILE has been sent to the Crown Prosecution Service about the death of a retired miner following surgery.
Gordon Thomas, 63, died in May following an operation for bowel cancer at the University Hospital of Hartlepool.
A 35-year-old nurse was arrested by police in connection with the death and suspended from duty.
Earlier this week, the nurse, who has not been named by police, answered her bail at Hartlepool police station.
A police spokeswoman said: "The nurse was interviewed again and later released by police. A file has been sent to the CPS for advice."
Father-of-three Mr Thomas, who lived in Railway Cottages, Blackhall Rocks, near Hartlepool, with his wife Doreen, 60, was still recovering from the death of his son, Michael, at Christmas. Michael, 37, died of cancer.
The couple have two other sons, Stephen, 39 and David, 36.
The grandfather-of-five used to work at Blackhall and Murton collieries and was a neighbourhood watch coordinator.
An inquest has been opened and adjourned and an internal hospital inquiry is being held.
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