Vulnerable dementia patient's sons slam “disgusting” carer who filmed her semi-naked for Snapchat
dailyrecord.co.ukA cruel Scots carer has been branded “disgusting” after sharing a video of a semi-naked dementia patient on Snapchat.Liam Stark also admitted assaulting the now 88-year-old great-grandmother by repeatedly flicking her chest with his finger at Benore Care Centre in Lochgelly, Fife.The 22-year-old was originally charged with sexually assaulting the pensioner but pleaded guilty to an amended charge last month.He appeared at Kirkcaldy Sheriff Court on Tuesday where he was ordered to perform 300 hours of unpaid work - the maximum available - as a direct alternative to custody.The victim’s family have blasted Stark for his horrendous actions, which took place while he was employed as a senior carer.Speaking to the Record, they said: “We’re totally disgusted that someone would do something like this to a vulnerable old person who was in their care. Join the Daily Record's WhatsApp community here and get the latest news sent straight to your messages. “He was originally charged with sexual assault but this was changed to just an assault which to us is completely wrong.“Mum has advanced dementia and had no means of communicating to the outside world that she was being abused by the very person trusted to care for her.“We’re disgusted at what he did and at the sentence he’s now been given.
We struggled to keep our mum at home for about three years.“Each day, one of us would go and make sure she was okay, make her dinner for her and keep her company.“It was a difficult decision to put her into care during lockdown knowing that we wouldn’t be able to see her.
We didn’t get a visit until after the restrictions had been lifted.“The abuse she then suffered makes it even worse. Mum is now wheelchair-bound after falling and
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