Care workers jailed after treating elderly woman 'no better than a dog'

CARE WORKERS JAILED AFTER TREATING ELDERLY WOMAN 'NO BETTER THAN A DOG'

Care workers were jailed after a judge said they put a dementia victim on trial and showed no remorse.

Ricky Wheelhouse, 28, was asked: "Did you hit her for the fun of it?" and when the OAP denied hitting Burton, Wheelhouse went on: "You did.

I saw you.

Why did you hit her?" He is then recorded as repeating 19 times: "What's your reason?" The judge told the pair: "As that tape recording revealed, you treated that elderly lady no better than a dog.

This is despicable behaviour.

There are no excuses.

You put her on trial, repeatedly saying 'what's the reason' for doing something.

You tried to make her confess to something she did not understand.

A custodial sentence is inevitable so others in your position understand they must treat the elderly with respect.

Neither one of you showed the slightest remorse.

That is why you are going down." They admitted ill-treating an individual while care workers in June 2018.

Both have left the care industry.