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October 18, 2018
A 22-year-old female staff member has been arrested on suspicion of fatally abusing a 91-year-old resident at a nursing home. According to police, Minami Yasumura, a care worker, is accused of beating Shigeko Kobe, who was bedridden. The victim was initially taken to the hospital later that day after she vomited in her bed. Doctors found that both her legs had been fractured and she died eight hours later from hemorrhagic shock. Police said Yasumura, who was on duty on July 10, has denied the charge and quoted her as saying she didn’t know how Kobe’s legs got fractured.
October 17, 2018
Outbreaks of gastroenteritis have been reported at two Dunedin aged care facilities. Southern District Health Board communicable disease team leader Karen Beirne said incidents of gastroenteritis were reported at Redroofs Lifecare Home, in Maori Hill, on October 4, and Leslie Groves Rest Home, in Roslyn, on October 12.
October 15, 2018
A new era for Rotorua Community Hospice has begun with its new chief executive welcomed into the role..on Monday morning.
October 12, 2018
Two elderly people were sent to hospital after being bitten by a wild boar at a public housing estate in Hong Kong on Wednesday. A 65-year-old woman, who works as a security guard at Fu Shan Estate, was attacked shortly before 7am as she was on her way to the public toilet off Fung Shing Street in the Diamond Hill area. Police said she was bitten on the left elbow and right leg. “It was as big as a human being. I was rammed and fell to the floor,” the victim said, adding that the animal had tusks. The pig also ran about 100 metres to attack a 75-year-old man who was doing his morning exercises at a basketball court nearby.
October 10, 2018
A social worker who sat on a teen and punched a co-worker in the face is now working at an Auckland primary school. Uila Esera was charged with conduct unbecoming of a social worker and de-registered over the incidents, which took place while he was working at the Whakatakapokai Care and Protection Residence in 2013. The residence is a secure facility for young people, run by Oranga Tamariki – then called Child, Youth and Family – in south Auckland’s Manurewa. A decision by the Social Workers Complaints and Disciplinary Tribunal, released this week, said the incidents showed Esera had “a quickness to become angry and a concerning resort to aggression and violence when frustrated”. He appeared to “lack insight into the gravity of his conduct” and showed a “pattern of violent behaviour”, the decision said. Keren Williams, a residential youth worker at Whakatakapokai, stated the altercation between Esera and the 16-year-old girl began following an argument over ice cream, the decision said. When the teen yelled at Esera, he went in for a “one man restraint” without any warning, Williams said. She classed the interaction between Esera and the teen as “the most violent that I’ve witnessed”. CCTV footage from the incident showed Esera grabbing the girl first by her wrist, then around her neck and chest, the decision said. She fell to the floor, and he sat on top of her chest to hold her down. Esera did not dispute using physical force against the girl but said he acted in “self-defence” after the girl punched him out of nowhere, the decision said. After the incident, Esera was dismissed from his job at Whakatakapokai.
October 9, 2018
Police were called to Jean Sandel Retirement Village about 8.30am this morning. An 86-year-old woman was taken to hospital after being hit by a car in New Plymouth. Police were notified of the collision, at Jean Sandel Retirement Village on Barrett Rd where the woman is a resident, at 8.30am on Tuesday. Ambulance and fire services also attended the scene. A Taranaki District Health Board spokeswoman said the woman was in a stable condition.
October 8, 2018
A woman social worker is facing a string of sexual offence charges, including allegedly grooming a teenage boy. Auckland’s Waitemata Police have charged the 34-year-old Oranga Tamariki staff member in relation to alleged sexual offending against a 15-year-old. The charges include meeting a young person under 16 following sexual grooming, having sexual conduct with a person under 16 and exposing a young person to indecent material. “We cannot rule out the possibility of further charges being laid,” Detective Senior Sergeant Megan Goldie said. Goldie said police could not provide further details as the matter was before the court. The woman was suspended when Oranga Tamariki, the Ministry for Children, was told about the allegations, its deputy chief executive of services for children and families, Alison McDonald, said. “We are appalled at the allegations, which are shocking and deeply upsetting. “We are working with the young person and their family to do all we can to make sure they get the support they need.” McDonald said the organisation would continue to work with police as they investigated the allegations.
October 5, 2018
Shia Prasad is charged with murdering 28 year old Keshni Mala Naicker and wounding Arveen Sharan outside the Ilam Retirement and Care on Ilam Road. The 52-year-old made a brief appearance by video link to the High Court in Christchurch this morning. Lawyer Andrew McCormick indicated he will enter pleas at his next appearance on October 9
