Old-age home staffer admits to assault

25 April 2017 - 16:34 By Zwanga Mukhuthu
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caregiver caught beating 84-year-old Hope Shepherd, a chronically ill pensioner at an upmarket East London home for the frail and elderly.
caregiver caught beating 84-year-old Hope Shepherd, a chronically ill pensioner at an upmarket East London home for the frail and elderly.
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Former Lily Kirchmann’s staff member Tshibangu Kolonji told the East London Regional Court on Tuesday he assaulted Hope Shepherd because other nursing staff in the upmarket retirement home were doing it too.

The 21-year-old is on trial on charges of contravening the Older Persons Act of 2006 and assault with intent to commit grievous bodily harm. He has pleaded not guilty to the charges.

He was caught on a hidden camera set up in a TV set placed in Shepherd’s room by her daughter‚ Bernice Robertson.

  • Eight years jail for caregiver who repeatedly assaulted elderly womanA former caregiver at an East London old age home‚ Ncediswa Mkenkcele‚ is going to prison for eight years for the 2015 assaults on the late Hope Shepherd‚ the East London Regional Court ruled on Thursday. 

The alleged assault took place on January 30‚ 2015.

He appeared in the East London Regional Court on Tuesday morning where he made the startling claim in front of Regional Court 4 magistrate Sadia Jacobs.

  • Caregiver who assaulted elderly woman found guiltyFormer Lily Kirchmann caregiver Ncediswa Mkenkcele has been found guilty on all five counts relating to the horrific beating of 84-year-old Hope Shepherd. 

The case was postponed to May 5 for judgment.

-TMG Digital/DispatchLIVE

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