Cruel Glasgow care workers who were captured neglecting OAP in CCTV footage struck off

Two care workers in Glasgow who were captured on CCTV abusing an OAP have been struck off.

Diana Otobohu and Bisola Akindein were convicted and given 216 hours of community service earlier this year after they plead guilty to neglecting an OAP in her care.

After a "gut instinct" made the family believed she was being neglected, they hid a device in a digital clock. Otobohu and Akindein were found to be mistreating Jean Lochrane at Eastbank Nursing Home in Shettleston.

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A report from the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC), Otobohu found she "did ill-treat or wilfully neglect" Jean. It said that she "failed to maintain appropriate manual handling techniques" and "repeatedly wrap the cord of the nurse call alarm" putting it outwith Jean's reach.

She was also found to "repeatedly ignore" call alarms, ignore her shouts for help to use a commode, move her bed away form the wall, therefore stopping her being able to reach the nurse call alarm.

Otobohu also removed the entire nurse call page from the wall, placing Jean "at risk of injury and preventing her from summoning assistance". The SSSC said the offence was aggravated by prejudice relating to disability in terms of Section 1 of the Offences (Aggravation by Prejudice) (Scotland) Act 2009.

Speaking at Glasgow Sheriff Court, Jean's daughter-in-law Angela said her mum was seen "screaming" in the footage. She added: "Jean was screaming ‘Please God help me, someone please help me’. The effects of what happened have been long lasting."

The SSSC report noted Otobohu has been "dealing with a lot emotionally" in the run up to the ordeal in October 2022, but there has been "no remediation".

It added: "your actions caused the supported person distress and risked causing them both emotional and physical harm in a place where they ought to feel safest. The behaviour is extremely serious given it displays a blatant disregard for the wellbeing of a vulnerable person you were entrusted to look after.

"It was an isolated incident but if the behaviour were to be repeated, would place other vulnerable people at risk of harm."

A spokesman for Eastbank Care Home, owned by HC-One said at the time of conviction: “We are clear this should never have happened, and again extend our sincere apologies to Ms Lochrane and her family.”

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