This horrific case of abuse took place in a Bupa aged care facility in Seaforth, Sydney, Australia, where a care worker mercilessly assaulted the helpless pensioner was beaten with a shoe and dragged off his bed.
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Ayda Celine, the daughter of the abused 82-year-old senior, David Nabulsi, spoke out about the appalling incident after she captured proof on camera of her father being mistreated by a care worker.
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Originally noticing bruises on her father a few months ago, Ms Celine inquired into the reasons for the injuries but was only told by the care centre that Mr Nabulsi may have fallen.
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"He was complaining about pain and when I took down his trousers I noticed dark, black bruising that had been there for a while," said Ayda. "I was advised that he might have fallen, so I let it go".
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However, as the senior's condition worsened, his daughter suspected that something was going amiss. To find out the empirical truth, Ms Celine installed a hidden CCTV camera in her father's bedroom, and to her absolute horror, the camera captured Mr Nabulsi being abused by his carer.
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Detective Acting Inspector Guy Magee of New South Wales Police told local news that he found watching the footage disturbing, adding he couldn't imagine what it must be like for the family. "It's cowardly, it's disgraceful," he added.
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It was reported that the abuser, Prakash Paudyal, 35, was arrested and yesterday charged with two counts of common assault and use of an offensive weapon with intent to commit an indictable offence.
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He has also been fired from both facilities that he had worked in. Bupa, the health insurance provider that manages the care facility involved apologised for the incident, and said in a statement, "Bupa takes the safety and wellbeing of its residents seriously and we are shocked and saddened by what has occurred at our Seaforth care home."
