Hospice for Brown, 22, part of widening probe over woman who posed as nurse

ATLANTA — 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 development in regard to the death of the only child of singers Bobby Brown and Whitney Houston. Brown, 22, died July 26 in suburban Duluth, six months after she was found facedown and unresponsive in the bathtub of her town home 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.

“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 also had 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.

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

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.