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Police in Seki, Gifu Prefecture, said Friday they have arrested a 27-year-old caregiver on suspicion of assaulting a 99-year-old woman at a nursing home.
According to police, Mari Muto hit the woman’s face and stomach, and kicked her several times at around 11 p.m. on Dec 24 at the Riverside Yuyu nursing home, Fuji TV reported.
Police said they were notified by a visiting doctor that one of the residents had been abused, and they began questioning employees.
Police said Muto has partially admitted to the charge and quoted her as saying she hit the woman but can't remember kicking her.
© Japan Today
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Michael Jackson
Put her away
mtuffizi
abusing children, elderly and handicap. abuser needed to lock up for long long time.
Daniel Naumoff
As I keep chanting, this is impossible to hide for a long time. There must have been a sign of her indecency seen to others, yet obviously dismissed or not understood for the malice it is. Could have been attended to a mental institution long time ago.
Speed
More like "pain giver".
Goodlucktoyou
doctor is a hero. it is so easy to ignore these things as old people are difficult. other staff must of known.
Disillusioned
This kind of abuse seems to happen very often in Japan, in aged care, childcare care and in facilities for the mentally and physically handicapped. I can recall many recent cases of malicious abuse in all these kinds of facilities, including that nutter that killed all those patients in Kanagawa earlier this year. I am aware these 'carers' undergo rigorous testing to obtain their credentials, but it would seem that regular psychiatric evaluations need to be added to the requirements to keep the position of carer. Yes, working with the aged, the handicapped and small children is quite stressful and does require a special kind of patience to keep the 'care' in carer, but it seems that many are not up to the task.
bones
Sad but some of Japan seems to have a you’re old hurry up and die attitude towards the elderly
darknuts
Jesus lady! You're supposed to take care of her not "take care of her".
chisineko
Better to walk alone into a cold wilderness than be dependent on others
Sam Gosline
Folks do not retire in Japan!
Strangerland
Please tell us which country in the world doesn't have incidents like this then, so we can all retire in that utopia.