Disgust and horror cause the footage of security camera showing a woman who – supposedly – was hired to take care of elderly with dementia – to behave brutally and derogatory to him. He drags him and throws him on the floor “like a cloth doll” while at the same time threatening him. Ten days later the unfortunate old man died. Caution hard images!
The 42 -year -old Bilikesu Olagunju, was recorded to mistreat 88 -year -old John Attard inside his own home, in Bexley area of Kent, bordering London on Christmas Eve of 2022. The incident was recorded by a camera placed by the victim’s son, Chris Attard, as he was worried about his elderly father with dementia.
In the course of 45 minutes In her presence, Olagunju seems to threaten, drag and strip the old man, ignoring his calls to stop because she was in pain. “Maybe I’m beating you. I will whip you. I’ll take you to the doctor for injections. I will call the police ‘, threatens him.
At some point, the defendant is heard calling her employer to explain that the 88 -year -old was on the floor. She was then given the directive not to touch him and call an ambulance. But she continued to try to pick him up on her own, saying that “they should have sent a man for this job.”
At the same time, he puts jam in his coffee – though he knew he was diabetic – and throws him warm coffee on him.
The unfortunate elderly man was found unconscious the next day and with face injuries.
Was admitted to the hospital where he remained unconscious and He died ten days later.
The shocking video – CAUTION HARD PICTURES
Her sentence angered the family
Olagunju acknowledged her guilt for abuse or intentional neglect of vulnerable person. Woolwich’s court She sentenced her to six weeks in prison for 18 months and 50 hours of social work.
The sentence caused anger in the family. The victim’s son described the decision as a “insult”.
“If there were no cameras, this person would continue to torment the elderly. I was expecting a sentence with suspension, but its duration and social work are ashamed. Where is the deterrent message? “He said with tears in his eyes.
He stressed that his father seemed deeply unhappy, while standing on the scene where the accused lifted him up “like a cloth doll”.
Prosecutor James Benson described her behavior as “violent, aggressive and humiliating”.
The defense said that Olagunju, who had no previous convictions, took full responsibility and feels “deeply ashamed”. He claimed that Attard was the patient’s first, that he had not been properly trained and attributed responsibilities to the company he hired.
The autopsy did not prove directly correlation of death with abuse, but according to the victim’s son, bruises were found on the left side of the elderly breast.