Norwich carer jailed after being caught on CCTV abusing a vulnerable woman
A carer from Norwich has been jailed after admitting to neglect.
Jenny Dady who's 29 and from Furze Road in Norwich has been given six months in prison after pleading guilty to ill-treatment or neglect of a person who lacks capacity.
During the summer of 2019 69 year-old Liz Young's daughter, Corrina Cunningham, who was living with her in Barford, became concerned after noticing bruising and blisters on her mother.
As a result they decided to start recording the footage from the CCTV camera which was already in Liz's room, and openly visible to anyone entering.
Norwich Crown Court heard that in November 2019, Liz's family viewed the CCTV footage and it became apparent that Dady had been mistreating Liz, at which point police became involved.
Norfolk Police says the abuse took place on a number of occasions and included forcing her to eat, pulling her hair, pushing her knuckles into the victim's face and pulling her up by her nose.
She was also verbally abusive and constantly using her mobile phone while she was meant to be caring for Liz.
On one occasion, Dade brought her dog during a visit which scratched Liz, causing deep cuts to her legs.
Detective Constable Gemma Weeks from the Adult Abuse Investigation Unit, said: "Dady was in a position of trust and left to care for an extremely vulnerable woman who had no means of protecting herself or raising the alarm to relatives.
"She abused this trust, treating Liz with little care; handling her roughly by pushing and pulling her.
"On one occasion after a shower, Liz was left for almost 30 minutes in her wheelchair with wet hair and just a towel covering her lap.
"Many incidents were captured on CCTV which makes for very unpleasant viewing.
"No one would want their loved ones treated in this way, particularly those who are vulnerable and have limited capacity, which is why it's important we seek justice in these cases for the victims and their families."
Liz's daughter Corrina said: "Sadly, mum passed away during the investigation, which makes it so much harder to come to terms with, knowing that she was poorly treated in the last year of her life.
"I was mortified when I found out this had been happening.
"I felt guilty for not being able to protect her when she needed it and that this had happened under our own roof.
"We trusted Jenny and thought she genuinely cared for mum but she betrayed this trust in the worst possible way.
"I found it really difficult to watch the footage, it made me feel physically sick.
"I couldn't bear the thought of Jenny being in a position to care for other people's loved ones and abuse them in the way she did my mum.
"I'm glad we acted on our concerns and got the camera and I would encourage anyone in a similar position to do the same."