Three charged after abuse probe

Three female healthcare assistants have been charged following an investigation into the alleged abuse of elderly patients at a hospital.

By The Newsroom

Published 15th Sep 2012, 07:00 BST

The trio were charged after a Metropolitan Police inquiry into Whipps Cross Hospital in north London.

Sharmilla Gunda, 35, Annette Jackson, 32 and Akousa Sakyiwaa, 37, will appear at Thames Magistrates’ Court on October 31.

Sakyiwaa and Jackson face several counts of ill treatment or neglect under the Mental Capacity Act 2005.

Gunda was charged with one count of the same offence and one count of fraud in relation to the alleged falsifying of records. Sakyiwaa is also accused of assault.

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