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Beverley carers sentenced over neglect of Alzheimer's patient | Beverley carers sentenced over neglect of Alzheimer's patient |
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Three carers caught neglecting an 84-year-old Alzheimer's patient at a care home after the victim's family hid a camera in her room have been sentenced. | Three carers caught neglecting an 84-year-old Alzheimer's patient at a care home after the victim's family hid a camera in her room have been sentenced. |
Freda Jobson was "cruelly mocked" and "mimicked" at Keldgate Manor Residential Home in Beverley. | Freda Jobson was "cruelly mocked" and "mimicked" at Keldgate Manor Residential Home in Beverley. |
Tracy Priestley, 41, Sophie Hinchsliff, 24, and Danielle Snowden, 25, pleaded guilty to ill-treating or wilfully neglecting a person without capacity. | |
They were each handed a 12-month community order at Hull Crown Court. | They were each handed a 12-month community order at Hull Crown Court. |
Mrs Jobson's family installed the secret camera after becoming "suspicious" about her care at the East Yorkshire home. | Mrs Jobson's family installed the secret camera after becoming "suspicious" about her care at the East Yorkshire home. |
Footage of the three women leaning over the great-grandmother laughing and mimicking her groans as she lay in bed was shown in court. | Footage of the three women leaning over the great-grandmother laughing and mimicking her groans as she lay in bed was shown in court. |
'Abuse of trust' | 'Abuse of trust' |
Recorder Darren Preston said the "appalling treatment" was "nothing short of abuse" and went "way beyond disrespectful". | Recorder Darren Preston said the "appalling treatment" was "nothing short of abuse" and went "way beyond disrespectful". |
All three admitted to police that their actions were "disrespectful" after they saw the footage, the court heard. | All three admitted to police that their actions were "disrespectful" after they saw the footage, the court heard. |
After the sentencing, Helen Wheatley, of the Crown Prosecution Service, said: "This was a deeply distressing case, in which a vulnerable, elderly lady was cruelly mocked and made fun of by those charged with her care. | After the sentencing, Helen Wheatley, of the Crown Prosecution Service, said: "This was a deeply distressing case, in which a vulnerable, elderly lady was cruelly mocked and made fun of by those charged with her care. |
"This lady and her family had every right to expect that she would be treated with care, dignity and respect. | "This lady and her family had every right to expect that she would be treated with care, dignity and respect. |
"Her three carers profoundly abused this trust." | "Her three carers profoundly abused this trust." |
Priestley, of Burden Close in Beverley, was ordered to carry out 240 hours of unpaid work and given a curfew. | Priestley, of Burden Close in Beverley, was ordered to carry out 240 hours of unpaid work and given a curfew. |
Hinchsliff, of Wharton Avenue in Beverley, and Snowden, of 40th Avenue in Hull, were ordered to complete 200 hours and both were also told to each pay £1,500 in compensation. | Hinchsliff, of Wharton Avenue in Beverley, and Snowden, of 40th Avenue in Hull, were ordered to complete 200 hours and both were also told to each pay £1,500 in compensation. |
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