‘Lock Her in the Closet’: Florida Caregivers Livestream Abuse of Elderly Patient

Two healthcare workers face charges after they livestreamed themselves abusing an elderly patient with dementia, according to the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office.

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“They actually put it up on a livestreamed platform so that their friends could watch it, laugh about it, as they mocked this elderly person in her condition,” Sheriff Wayne Ivey said in a video message posted on Facebook.

Jada Harris, 18, and Shy’Tiona Bishop, 20, face multiple charges in the incident, according to an arrest affidavit.

Jada Harris and Shy’Tiona Bishop

Deputies said in the first video clip, a cellphone was placed on a bathroom sink to record as Harris holds up an adult diaper and stated, “this is so embarrassing.”

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In clip number three, deputies said Harris and Bishop lock themselves in the bathroom, leaving the elderly woman in the room unattended, while the patient bangs on the door. Harris is heard saying, “Like she’s psycho or something,” in addition to other comnents.

In the last clip, the patient can be heard saying “Help me” while Bishop is recorded responding “Ain’t no help you.” Deputies said as the livestream continued, the elderly woman attempted to grab the phone with Harris saying, “Don’t touch my phone,” at which point Harris reads out loud the comments the people watching are making.

Deputies said Harris read aloud a comment that said “Lock her in the closet”

I can’t discern with certainty that the victim is White but either way their behaviour is criminal.

Disturbing video shows Shy'Tiona Bishop, 20, and 18-year-old Jada Harris, terrorizing the senior at an assisted living centre.https://t.co/jI0qHY4yJ9 pic.twitter.com/lpsieR1Nf7

— 🩸 Robert Jones 🩸 (@Robert____Jones) April 11, 2023

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