Wednesday, July 13, 2016

Staten Island nursing home security guard faces assault charges after punching 83-year-old Alzheimer’s patient


A security guard at a Staten Island nursing home punched an 83-year-old Alzheimer’s patient when she tried to leave the building, cops said Tuesday.

Michael Adagba, 55, hit the woman at 7:30 p.m. Friday at Verrazano Nursing Home on Castleton Ave. in Tompkinsville, police said.

She suffered swelling and bruises to her face, head and the left side of her body, according to court papers.

Adagba faces charges of felony and misdemeanor assault and harassment. Neither he nor nursing home officials could be reached for comment.

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Staten Island nursing home security guard faces assault charges after punching 83-year-old Alzheimer’s patient

2 comments:

Kevin said...

Alzheimer's patients are sometimes very combative. This man could have overpowered her without punching her in the face.

Anonymous said...

PEOPLE are sometimes combative when they are FORCED into places they should never have been. Strong people fight back BAD. I am now wondering how many "combative" people are in abusive guardianships". And never mind, those drugs that can change the chemicals in the brain. We need to RETHINK who does this benefit? FORCING people , drugging them ?