Woman arrested for posing as nurse at Bobbi Brown hospice

A woman in charge of caring for Bobbi Kristina Brown at the hospice where she died was impersonating a nurse and faces charges, police said.

Brown, the only daughter of singers Bobby Brown and the late Whitney Houston, died on July 26 at the age of 22.

Her death came six months after she was found face down and unresponsive in the bathtub of her home in January.

There is no indication in a police report obtained by The Associated Press that Brown’s care was affected by Taiwo Sobamowo, the nurse in charge of caring for the 22-year-old at Peachtree Christian Hospice.

Sobamowo, 32, was impersonating a licensed nurse with a similar name and faces charges that include identity fraud and nursing without a licence, police said.

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

The company is contracted to provide care workers to the hospice.

Woman caring for Bobbi Kristina Brown stole license number from Atlanta nurse, police say: https://t.co/TADm3YcMyo

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“We had no reason to believe that she was anything other than a good nurse with proper credentials,” Ms Sharafat wrote. “As soon as the credentialing discrepancy was discovered by one of our employees, we immediately took action and notified the appropriate authorities.”

An alert published by the Georgia Board of Nursing following Sobamowo’s arrest said she was fired on August 5 when she could not provide proof of a licence.

Sobamowo was arrested on Sunday.

Police said they want to hear from other patients at the metro Atlanta hospice who might have had contact with Sobamowo.