Video of caregiver allegedly mistreating elderly charge in wheelchair sparks outrage
Taiwan News
Date: 2020/10/01
By: Ching-Tse Cheng, Taiwan News, Staff Writer
Migrant worker suspected of abusing her Taiwanese client. (Facebook video screengrab)
The video, which was shared in the "LinKou-Family" Facebook group by a netizen going by Anita Keh, showed the caregiver appearing to pinch her Taiwanese charge's thigh and grab her hair at Xinglinkou Park in New Taipei's Linkou District. Yeh said the worker had repeatedly cursed at the elderly woman and told her to "go die."
Yeh said she had heard the elderly woman ask to go to the bathroom but that she received rough treatment instead. Yeh expressed hope that the woman's family would see the video and report the incident to the police.
Since being posted, the video has been shared 1,600 times and attracted over 500 comments demanding that the caregiver be held accountable. A number of netizens said they were saddened and infuriated by the abuse, with some urging the government to deport the migrant worker as soon as possible. [FULL STORY]
