Care workers who admitted a total of 38 charges of neglect or abusing patients at a private hospital have been sentenced at Bristol Crown Court.
Six out of 11 care workers who admitted a total of 38 charges of neglect or abusing patients at a private hospital have been jailed.
The 11 workers from Winterbourne View near Bristol were shown pinning down and hitting patients, in a BBC Panorama undercover report shown last year.
Five other workers from Winterbourne View near Bristol were given suspended sentences after the acts of abuse were uncovered by BBC Panorama.
Ringleader Wayne Rogers, 32, who admitted nine counts of ill-treating patients, was jailed for two years.
Ringleader Wayne Rogers, 32, who admitted nine counts of ill-treating patients, was jailed for two years.
Judge Neil Ford QC said there was a "culture of cruelty" at the care home.
Judge Neil Ford QC said there was a "culture of cruelty" at the care home.
A total of two nurses and nine support workers all pleaded guilty to the charges.
'Scandalous lack of regard'
'Scandalous lack of regard'
Alison Dove, 25, of Kingswood, was jailed for 20 months as has Graham Doyle, 26, of Patchway. Both pleaded guilty to seven charges of abuse.
A total of two nurses and nine support workers all pleaded guilty to the charges.
Nurse Sookalingum Appoo, 58, of Downend was jailed for six months, having admitted wilfully neglecting patients in her care.
Alison Dove, 25, of Kingswood, was jailed for 20 months as was Graham Doyle, 26, of Patchway. Both pleaded guilty to seven charges of abuse.
Judge Ford said no attempt was made to provide a caring environment and if the abuse had not been uncovered by the BBC, it would have continued.
Judge Ford said no attempt was made to provide a caring environment and if the abuse had not been uncovered by the BBC, it would have continued.
He told the sentencing hearing the home had been "run with a scandalous lack of regard to patients and staff".
He told the sentencing hearing the home had been "run with a scandalous lack of regard to patients and staff".
"What happened was a gross breach of trust," he said.
"What happened was a gross breach of trust," he said.
'Bite face off'
Prosecutor Kerry Barker QC, said care watchdogs failed to act on repeated warnings of "inhumane, cruel and hate-fuelled treatment" of patients.
Prosecutor Kerry Barker QC, said care watchdogs failed to act on repeated warnings of "inhumane, cruel and hate-fuelled treatment" of patients.
"The so-called restraint techniques were used to inflict pain, humiliate patients and bully them into compliance with the demands of their carers," he said.
"The so-called restraint techniques were used to inflict pain, humiliate patients and bully them into compliance with the demands of their carers," he said.
'Bite face off'
Abuse of five residents at the home has featured in footage played to the court during a week of sentencing hearings.
This week's sentencing hearing has seen footage of five residents at the care home being abused.
Among the hours of graphic footage, support worker Rogers is shown slapping patient Simon Tovey across the cheek before telling him: "Do you want a scrap? Do you want a fight? Go on and I will bite your bloody face off."
Among the hours of graphic footage played to the court, support worker Rogers slapped Simon Tovey across the cheek and told him: "Do you want a scrap? Do you want a fight? Go on and I will bite your bloody face off."
Sentences of all those found guilty are detailed below:
The other care workers sentenced are:
Wayne Rogers, 32, of Kingswood, jailed for two years after admitting nine charges of ill-treatment.
Alison Dove, 25, of Kingswood, was jailed for 20 months for seven counts of abuse;
Graham Doyle, 26, of Patchway, was jailed for 20 months for seven counts of abuse;
Nurse Sookalingum Appoo, 59, of Downend jailed for six months for wilfully neglecting patients
Nurse Kelvin Fore, 33, from Middlesbrough, also jailed for six months for wilfully neglecting patients
Holly Laura Draper, 24, of Mangotsfield, pleaded guilty to two charges of abuse and was jailed for 12 months;
Daniel Brake, 27, of Downend, pleaded guilty to two charges of abuse and was given a six month jail sentence suspended for two years and ordered to carry out 200 hours of unpaid work;
Charlotte Justine Cotterell, 22, from Yate, pleaded guilty to one charge of abuse and was given a four-month jail term suspended for two years. Cotterell was ordered to do 150 hours of unpaid work and complete 12 months supervision;
Michael Ezenagu, 29, from Shepherds Bush, west London, admitted two counts of abuse and was given a six month jail sentence suspended for two years and ordered to carry out 200 hours of unpaid work;
Neil Ferguson, 28, of Emerson Green, admitted one count of abuse and was given a six month jail term was suspended for two years and ordered to carry out 200 hours of unpaid work;
Jason Gardiner, 43, of Hartcliffe, who admitted two charges of abuse, was given a four month jail term was suspended for two years and ordered to carry out 200 hours of unpaid work
Michael Ezenagu, 29, from Shepherds Bush, west London; Jason Gardiner, 44, of Hartcliffe; Daniel Brake, 27, of Downend; Holly Laura Draper, 23, of Mangotsfield; Charlotte Justine Cotterell, 21, from Yate; Neil Ferguson, 27, of Emerson Green; and Wayne Rogers, 31, of Kingswood. They all admit ill-treating patients in their care.
Kelvin Fore, 33, from Middlesbrough pleaded guilty to wilfully neglecting patients in their care.
