A home health nurse in Florida is facing charges for allegedly abusing a disabled teenager after being captured on the family’s security cameras, police said.
The St. Cloud Police Department said Nia Ayers, 24, allegedly abused an 18-year-old patient “whose medical condition leaves her unable to defend herself.” The teen’s mother noticed “cuts and scrapes” on her mouth and eyelids, prompting her to check the home security video and contact police.
Ayers was captured on the video repeatedly taping the victim’s mouth shut and then ripping the tape off, holding a washcloth to cover the girl’s mouth, and shaking the nonverbal patient’s BiPAP breathing machine while the device was connected to the patient’s nose,” police said…