Nurse allegedly caused patient to fall and sustain injuries, she passed away days later

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SALT LAKE COUNTY, Utah (ABC4) — An employee and nurse at a nursing facility has been charged after allegedly assaulting an 85-year-old patient who passed away just over a week later. Documents say it was unlikely the injuries directly caused her death.

David Schwendiman, 51, has been charged with aggravated abuse of a vulnerable adult, intentionally or knowingly…

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