Carer accused of abusing vulnerable patient at hospital did not intend to agitate her, court hears
A carer accused of abusing a vulnerable patient at a hospital did not intend to agitate her, a court has heard.Peter Bennett, 53, was the first defendant to take to the witness stand at Teesside Crown Court.'Nervous breakdown'
Mr Bennett said he had been "overwhelmed" by the "stresses working there" and was prescribed anti-depressants and counselling. Mr Bennett recalled hearing the patient screaming in her room on the floor above the office he was in.'Man button'He said his "whole and complete desire" was to calm her down.
Mr Bennett said there was a "non-emergency help" button - with an image of a man on it - in every room. In the covert footage, jurors saw Mr Bennett talking to the screaming woman while "twanging" a balloon. Jurors were shown footage of Mr Bennett talking to Ms Davies where he appeared to suggest staff should be issued with balloons.
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