"Assault for Changing TV Channel"...Police Investigation at an Incheon Nursing Home

A woman in her 60s is suspected of being repeatedly assaulted at a nursing home in Incheon, prompting the police to launch an investigation.

On the 24th, the Ganghwa Police Station in Incheon announced that they have booked nursing assistant A without detention on charges of violating the Act on Welfare of Persons with Disabilities and are currently investigating.

A is accused of assaulting woman B, who is in her 60s and residing at the nursing home, multiple times since March.

CCTV footage from the nursing home captured scenes of A dragging B to the bathroom and hitting her on the head.

Elderly residents are doing walking exercises at Seoul Nursing Home in Gangnam-gu, Seoul. The photo is not related to the above article. Photo by Kang Jin-hyung aymsdream@

B, who suffers from Parkinson's disease, reportedly claimed that she was assaulted for changing the TV channel.

The police received a complaint from B's side requesting an investigation into A and 11 other nursing home staff members, and are continuing related inquiries.

A police official stated, "We are calling in the accused one by one to verify the facts," adding, "We also plan to investigate whether there are additional victims of assault."

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