Elderly patient, 82, with dementia secretly filmed by daughter being abused, 'beaten with shoe by carer'

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."

Authorities in New Mexico issued an arrest warrant Friday for director and Emmy Award-winning actor Timothy Busfield to face a child sex abuse charge.

An investigator with the Albuquerque Police Department filed a criminal complaint in support of the charge, which says a child reported that Busfield touched him inappropriately. The acts allegedly occurred on the set of “The Cleaning Lady,” a TV series Busfield directed and acted in.

The child said the first incident happened when he was 7 years old and Busfield touched him three or four times. Busfield allegedly touched him five or six times on another occasion when he was 8.

The child's mother reported to Child Protective Services that the abuse occurred between November 2022 and spring 2024, the complaint said.

Busfield's attorney and agent did not immediately respond to email messages seeking comment late Friday.

The arrest warrant, which was signed by a judge, said the charge is for two counts of criminal sexual contact of a minor.

According to the complaint, the child, which it identifies only by his initials, has been diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder and anxiety. A social worker documented him saying he has had nightmares about Busfield touching him and woken up scared.

The child was reportedly afraid to tell anyone because Busfield was the director and he feared he would get mad at him.

The investigation began in November 2024, when the investigator responded to a call from a doctor at the University of New Mexico Hospital. The child’s parents had gone there at the recommendation of a law firm, the complaint said.

“The Cleaning Lady” aired for four seasons on Fox, ending in 2025. It starred Elodie Yung as a Cambodian doctor who comes to the United States to get medical treatment for her son, witnesses a mob killing and ends up becoming a cleaner for organized crime.

The show was produced by Warner Bros., which according to the complaint conducted its own investigation into the abuse allegations but was unable to corroborate them.

Busfield is known for appearances in “The West Wing,” “Field of Dreams” and “Thirtysomething,” the latter of which won him an Emmy for outstanding supporting actor in a drama series in 1991.

He is married to actor Melissa Gilbert; there was no immediate response to an email sent to her publicist.

FILE - Actor Timothy Busfield smiles before an NFL football game in Detroit, Sept. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)