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| Wolverhampton health workers jailed for abusing elderly patient | Wolverhampton health workers jailed for abusing elderly patient |
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| Morounranti Adefila (left) and Danny Ohen were among the care assistants filmed physically and emotionally abusing the elderly lady | Morounranti Adefila (left) and Danny Ohen were among the care assistants filmed physically and emotionally abusing the elderly lady |
| Morounranti Adefila (left) and Danny Ohen were among the care assistants filmed physically and emotionally abusing the elderly lady | |
| Four health care workers have been jailed after they were caught on film physically and emotionally abusing an elderly patient. | Four health care workers have been jailed after they were caught on film physically and emotionally abusing an elderly patient. |
| The woman, 89, was at a Wolverhampton care home, had vascular dementia and could not speak, police said. | The woman, 89, was at a Wolverhampton care home, had vascular dementia and could not speak, police said. |
| Her family secretly installed a camera and recorded the abuse, officers said. | Her family secretly installed a camera and recorded the abuse, officers said. |
| Ame Tunkara, Morounranti Adefila, Danny Ohen and Bridget Aideyan were all found guilty and sentenced at Wolverhampton Crown Court. | Ame Tunkara, Morounranti Adefila, Danny Ohen and Bridget Aideyan were all found guilty and sentenced at Wolverhampton Crown Court. |
| The family had noticed bruising on the woman's arm after she had been in the home for a year while she had also become nervous and was scared to be touched, detectives added. | The family had noticed bruising on the woman's arm after she had been in the home for a year while she had also become nervous and was scared to be touched, detectives added. |
| In February 2020, the family set up the camera and recorded footage over a four-day period. | In February 2020, the family set up the camera and recorded footage over a four-day period. |
| It showed the woman being handled roughly, hit with a pillow and treated with a lack of dignity and respect, West Midlands Police said. | It showed the woman being handled roughly, hit with a pillow and treated with a lack of dignity and respect, West Midlands Police said. |
| When the abuse was reported to the home, three members of staff were immediately dismissed and three other agency staff were suspended. | When the abuse was reported to the home, three members of staff were immediately dismissed and three other agency staff were suspended. |
| Ame Tunkara (left) and Bridget Aideyan were jailed for four months | Ame Tunkara (left) and Bridget Aideyan were jailed for four months |
| Ame Tunkara (left) and Bridget Aideyan were jailed for four months | |
| Police said another two suspects were identified after the footage was reviewed. | Police said another two suspects were identified after the footage was reviewed. |
| Eight care assistants were charged and four were found not guilty after a trial. | Eight care assistants were charged and four were found not guilty after a trial. |
| Tunkara, 33, of Walsall, and Adefila, 43, of Wolverhampton, were found guilty of ill-treatment and wilful neglect and sentenced on 8 December to four months in prison. | Tunkara, 33, of Walsall, and Adefila, 43, of Wolverhampton, were found guilty of ill-treatment and wilful neglect and sentenced on 8 December to four months in prison. |
| Ohen, 39, and Aideyan, 49, both from Wolverhampton, were also found guilty of the same offences and sentenced to six months and four months, respectively, on 14 November. | Ohen, 39, and Aideyan, 49, both from Wolverhampton, were also found guilty of the same offences and sentenced to six months and four months, respectively, on 14 November. |
| Det Con Kathryn Sargent said: "This elderly woman sadly died in October and should not have spent any of her remaining years suffering such ill-treatment." | Det Con Kathryn Sargent said: "This elderly woman sadly died in October and should not have spent any of her remaining years suffering such ill-treatment." |
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| Walsall | Walsall |
| Wolverhampton | Wolverhampton |
| Care homes | Care homes |