Fool Me Oncestyle camera caught care home abusers

CARE workers were caught abusing an elderly woman with dementia after her granddaughters installed a

camera in her bedroom. Four carers were found guilty of ill-treatment and wilful neglect thanks to footage collected by sisters Danielle and Rebecca Hinsley, who installed the camera in Beryl Wall’s Wolverhampton care home. They had become suspicious after noting that Mrs Wall’s behaviour had changed and she had bruises on her body.

The sisters complained to staff at the care home in February 2020 but were dissatisfied with the response and bought a Yi Eye Wi-Fi camera, costing £120 and disguised as a photo frame. The camera uses motion detection to record footage that is sent to the owner’s phone. It is similar to the “nanny cam” used in the Netflix drama

starring Michelle Keegan.

The footage, captured across four days, shows workers mocking the pensioner and aggressively holding her legs in the air. In one clip, one of the carers can be seen forcibly grabbing and taunting Mrs Wall before hitting her over the head with a pillow. Another shows staff calling her “disgusting” and pinning her down while they attempt to clean and dress her.

Danielle, 36, and Rebecca, 39, took their evidence to the care home managers, the Care Quality Commission and West Midlands Police.

Carers Ame Tunkara, 33, Morounranti Adefila, 43, Danny Ohen, 39, and Bridget Aideyan, 49, were found guilty and jailed for a total of 18 months at Wolverhampton Crown Court at the end of last year. Mrs Walls had been suffering from dementia since 2015 and was admitted to the care home in April 2019. She died on Oct 6, aged 92.

On sentencing, Judge Campbell described the footage as “chilling” and said: “I hope the lady’s family are content that justice has been served.”