Harrowing moment cold-hearted carer is caught striking a naked patient, 32, who had Down's Syndrome in the face hours before he died from a cardiac arrest

Daily Mail UK ^ | April 6, 2023 | andrew levy

[Morgana]

This is the moment a cold-hearted carer struck a vulnerable patient in the face hours before the man died from a cardiac arrest.

Dami Tobi Ayan 'man-handled' Ben King by pushing him to the ground and dragging him by the arms before slapping him with an open hand.

Cowardly Ayan, 62, was then caught on camera looking around and checking no one was there before hitting his victim again with the back of his hand.

His frustration was directed towards a defenceless patient who had Down's Syndrome and severe learning difficulties.

Mr King, 32, who was naked at the time, was found unresponsive an hour later at Cawston Park private hospital, in a village near Norwich, Norfolk, and pronounced dead later the same day.

The assault and the fatal cardiac arrest were not formally linked but Ayan was caught after a coroner asked police to check any CCTV footage.

He was jailed for nine months on Wednesday after admitting ill treatment or wilful neglect of a person without mental capacity at an earlier hearing.

Passing sentence at Norwich Crown Court, Judge Andrew Shaw said the defendant had displayed a 'total absence of empathy and dignity' in the treatment of his ward, who was 'completely dependent on his carers for everything'.

He added: 'The message must go out to those that are supposed to care for the most vulnerable in our society that if you ill-treat them, the court will impose punishment.'

Mr King's mother, Gina Egmore, 55, described her son as 'my life' and revealed she remained haunted that he had 'all his dignity taken from him'.

[GOPJ]

Often people who can’t get jobs because they have a record get hired by nursing homes. This practice should be outlawed/

I don’t know if that’s the case here but I’m guessing it is.

[ronniesgal]

you should not have kids only to make sure you have someone to take care of you in your old age. That sounds so cold.

[Tacrolimus1mg]

If I could have had kids, I would have. Sadly, a hysterectomy was necessary. I appreciate the reminder.

Adoption isn’t an option either, thanks to my meager income and, likely, my political leanings. My poor health doesn’t help any either.

I anticipate I’ll be long dead before I age enough to end up in a home. It’s my husband I worry about, but he has a niece and nephew to help.