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Afghan Care Worker Jailed for Abusing Alzheimer's Patient at Nursing Home

A 30-year-old care assistant in Västerbotten has been sentenced to one year in prison for assaulting an elderly woman with severe dementia on December 23. Police found explicit images of elderly women on his phone and revealed coworkers had previously warned him.

Afghan Care Worker Jailed for Abusing Alzheimer's Patient at Nursing Home
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