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Armagh Healthcare Worker Sentenced After She Filmed And Mocked Dementia Patients

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It marks a first of its kind prosecution in Northern Ireland.

A healthcare worker who filmed and mocked dementia patients on social media has been sentenced.

She's been given two years’ probation and 100 hours of community service, after admitting seven counts of ill treating or neglecting patients.

It marks a first of its kind prosecution in Northern Ireland.

28-year-old Ciara Corvan from Cathedrals View in Armagh committed the offences while working at a specialist ward at the Bluestone Unit at Craigavon Area Hospital in 2023.

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