‘It should be a signal to everyone in care. If you know this sort of thing is going on, you need to declare it.’ A carer who was captured on CCTV hitting a vulnerable patient has been jailed for nine months.
A carer who was captured on CCTV hitting a vulnerable patient has been jailed for nine months.
Ayan pushed the 32-year-old, who was naked at the time, before dragging him by the arms and striking him across the head with an open hand, police say.To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser thatAyan was only caught because Ben died of cardiac arrest later that day, prompting a review of CCCTV from his ward. The assault was not linked to Ben’s death.
The 62-year-old was not charged until more than a year after the incident after attempts to track him down failed, prompting a public appeal.Ben died later that day aged 32 from an unrelated cardiac arrest A review is now being carried out into Cawston Park, which has since closed, consulting patients, families and staff over a 10-year period.
United Kingdom Latest News, United Kingdom Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
I became a young carer at 12 after my grandad's dementia diagnosisYoung carer Abbie McCallum fulfils her career dream after caring for her grandad.
Read more »
People on Carer's Allowance in Scotland set to receive an extra £541 this yearThe first Carer’s Allowance Supplement payment of 2023 is worth £270.50 and due in June.
Read more »
Dad, 37, who wrongly thought he had irritable bowel syndrome tragically diesUK news: Dad, 37, who wrongly thought for years he had irritable bowel syndrome tragically dies
Read more »
Dad-of-two dies after irritable bowel syndrome diagnosis turned out to be cancerMichael Moriarty, 37 was initially dismissed by doctors after discovering blood in his stool before they eventually found tumours in his bowels, liver and lung and told him he had two years left to live.
Read more »