The carers who do not care: From biting and spraying deodorant in the face of dementia patients to stealing their savings, sickening gallery reveals bullies guilty of abusing the elderly

‘At first glance they have little in common: men and women of disparate ages and racial backgrounds, from all four corners of the country.
But they share one utterly shameful bond; they have all mistreated vulnerable elderly people in their care, with a depravity that is truly sickening.
Two weeks ago, a Mail investigation highlighted shocking levels of abuse of the elderly by so-called carers in Britain, as well as the derisory sentences handed down to those who are caught.
The charity Action on Elder Abuse (elderabuse.org.uk; 080 8808 8141) is campaigning for a change in the law so that crimes against senior citizens are recognised as aggravated offences.’
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