Seven carers face abusive behaviour claims

SEVEN carers are facing charges of threatening and abusive behaviour while at work.

Catherine Kilcullen, 61, Allison, Carr, 51, Dianne McGarr 47, Julie Rundell, 35, Marie Paterson, 63, Isabella Scott, 66 and Linda Smith, 59 are accused of making abusive and threatening comments at a house in Barlanark in early 2015.

They face a total of seven charges between them, which allegedly all happened while they were employed as carers.

Scott, from Carntyne, is also charged with assaulting Mary Ann Caldwell by wrapping clothing around her hand at the Garvel Road home on March 8, 2015.

None of the seven women appeared when the case was called yesterday at Glasgow Sheriff Court.

Bridgeton woman Rundell entered a not guilty plea through her lawyer Isobel Allan.

Carr, from Sandyhills, has yet to enter a plea and her case has been continued until next month.

The other five carers entered not guilty pleas by letter.

Kilcullen, from Parkhead, and McGarr, from Easterhouse are charged with making threatening and abusive remarks on February 23, 2015, while Carr and Paterson, are accused of doing the same on March 2 that year.

McGarr and Rundell are alleged to have made abusive remarks on March 31, while Paterson is accused of doing the same”on occasion” between February 1 and April 3, 2015.

Paterson, from Glasgow City Centre, and Smith, from Ud- dingston, have been charged with making abusive remarks and attempting to bang a door on February 27, 2015.

Scott allegedly wrapped “a vest or similar item” around Mary Ann Caldwell’s hand on March 8, 2015, according to court documents.

Kilcullen and Rundell are charged with making abusive remarks “aggravated by prejudice relating to disability” on March 17, 2015.

The case was continued for Carr for four weeks while a trial was set for July for Kilcullen, Smith, McGarr, Rundell and Paterson.