Nurse convicted after tying up 85-year-old dementia patient

[annie]

A NURSE who tied up an 85-year-old dementia patient with a dressing gown belt to restrain her at an East Lancashire care home has been convicted of ill-treatment by magistrates.

Michael Tinker, 53, was caught out by shocked colleagues Gina Hill and Abigail Jacobs as he walked frail Avis Ramsbottom from a dining room to a residents' lounge at Haslingden Hall and Lodge, a court heard

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[maureenho]

Whatever is wrong with people, it's sickening.