The former boss of a care home who said “women needed to be punched sometimes” has been suspended from the profession. Richard Khan Lall Mahomed was the registered manager and director of the former Ashley Down Nursing Home in Gravesend. The Nursing and Midwifery Council found Mahomed’s poor management placed vulnerable residents and staff at “risk of serious harm” after racking up a catalogue of failings. He was found guilty of misconduct and his registration was suspended for 12 months following the conclusion of a hearing by the nursing sector’s regulator last month. The home in Clarence Pl…