A caregiver has been sentenced for abusing an elderly and vulnerable woman with dementia in her home in Birmingham, UK.
The act was captured on a secret camera installed by the woman’s family, her family became suspicious after they saw bruises on her body and her grandson heard her screaming in her bedroom. He set up a secret camera to get to the bottom of what was happening.
The video showed several degrees of abuse given to the woman by the caregiver identified as Ashikiah Reid, 36. It shows Reid at a point slapping the victim’s hand away and leaning on her ribs, causing her to cry out.
Just when the family of the old lady was shown the footage, Reid was outrightly dismissed. She has now been given an eight-month prison sentence for her abuse.
Prosecutor Alison Scott Jones said,
“The family certainly did not anticipate what we are about to see. The handling lacks compassion. There is no communication with the patient about what is going on. It is very sterile and rough.
Miss Scott Jones said the victim was now scared of any new caregivers.
She added, “This is a vulnerable old lady who appears to be terrified of the very people paid to look after her.”
She also stated it was also upsetting for the family to discover this had been going on while they were in the house. In a statement, the victim’s daughter in law said what happened had taken the safety and happiness away from her.
Judge Mark Wall QC said,
“The video I have watched reveals that you were handling her without assistance which was contrary to the care plan.
“While you were doing that you were very rough with her on occasions. You have slapped her hands and have lent on her in a way that has caused her obvious distress. She was at times shouting out in protest. You have left her without a sense of security she ought to feel in her own home.
“This was an old lady of extreme vulnerability in addition to her age.”
Source: ghgossip.com
