June 12, 2024, 11:28 am
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AGRIGENTO – He would have mistreated – both physically and psychologically – the elderly man from Agrigento whom he had to take care of as a carer. A pensioner who – according to the investigation – was subjected to habitual suffering and humiliation.
He is in execution of a precautionary custody order in prison, issued by the court of Agrigento, that a woman from Agrigento was arrested by the flying squad policemen. She is under investigation for the alleged crime of aggravated mistreatment.
The investigation began in recent days when the elderly man’s children showed up at the Agrigento flying squad and said they had hired the carer to take care of their parent who was now ill due to senile dementia.
For some time, family members had noticed noticeable bruises on the body: the circumstance had also been noted by another caregiver of the elderly man who had raised suspicions towards her colleague.
The policemen of the flying squad, authorized by the Agrigento prosecutor’s office, started interceptions audio/video in the elderly person’s home, managing to find that the caregiver was forcefully pulling, scratching and punching and slapping the head, face and other parts of the body.
The elderly man was – according to what emerged from the video interceptions – insulted and intimidated, often to force him to sleep. The suspect was taken to the Pasquale Di Lorenzo prison in Agrigento.
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June 12, 2024, 11:28 am
