By Natalie AkoorieA caregiver caught on hidden camera slapping an elderly rest home resident has been convicted of assault. Deo was caught slapping Piri Hemi, then 86, on the face and hip in June last year when he was a resident at Cascades Retirement Home in Hamilton. At Deo's sentencing in the Hamilton District Court this morning, Judge Kim Saunders watched the footage and said it was clear Hemi was an elderly and vulnerable man who had Alzheimer's, dementia, and partial blindness and hearing loss. "The victim was clearly an elderly vulnerable man who required the utmost care regardless of the stage of his illness." Related Content Elderly man who was caught on camera being abused by caregiver has died Hamilton caregiver admits assaulting elderly man Caregiver charged with assault appears in courtThe court heard that Deo's sister was a nurse and it was a career she aspired to.

Source: New Zealand Herald March 09, 2017 22:41 UTC