Postponed sentence for carer (37) who put a pillow on the face of a woman with dementia

The Antwerp correctional court has sentenced a former employee of a residential care center in Zandhoven to a prison sentence for the degrading treatment of two residents suffering from dementia. The 37-year-old woman from Kasterlee had put a pillow on the head of one of the victims and locked the other in the bathroom. She was under enormous pressure, according to her lawyer. Below is the account of the facts.

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