A male nurse held soiled toilet paper in the face
A male nurse held soiled toilet paper in the face of a mentally handicapped patient to teach him a lesson, the UKCC heard today.
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Peter Goulding, 40, allegedly told the unfortunate resident of a care home: ‘If you behave like an animal, you will be treated like an animal.
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During another incident, Goulding grappled with the same patient, holding his legs over his head until the toes of his shoes touched the ground, it was claimed.
Goulding also cruelly took away the man’s favourite soft toy and threw it on the floor, it was claimed.
He is also accused of rough handling and misconduct in the case of a further three patients with learning difficulties at (88) Travis Gardens, an eight-bedroom bungalow in Doncaster between 1995 and 1998.
David Glendinning, for the UKCC, said Patient A, in his 40s, was severely mentally handicapped and suffered from epilepsy and incontinence.
He also had difficulty walking.
Mr Glendinning told the hearing how on one occasion during August 1998, at tea time, Mr A, who was six foot two tall, started banging the table with the flat of his hand.
‘Mr Goulding pulled his chair out and walked A to a space behind the dining room table.
‘The respondent took hold of A’s upper body and lowered him to the floor.
‘A attempted to kick at Mr Goulding who took hold of each of his legs and forced his legs over his body so his feet were behind his head, and the toes of his shoes were touching the floor.
‘Witnesses said A’s chin was pushing onto his neck and appeared to be turning red.
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Goulding later claimed he did not recall grabbing A’s legs, but he said in any event he was putting him into ‘a safe position’ at the time, Mr Glendinning said.
On an another occasion between 1995 and 1998, another witness said she was putting A to bed, but A refused to allow her to put away his favourite soft toy.
‘Goulding entered the bedroom at this moment and said words to the effect of “Right now mister, what’s your problem?” and took A’s toy and threw it across the floor.
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‘A responded by putting his tongue between his teeth and saying words similar to kill,’ Mr Glendinning said.
Goulding then turned A around and lowered him to the floor, and sat aside his midriff area holding A’s arms to the side with each hand.
He then lifted his legs and crossed them on top of A’s legs to hold him down, Mr Glendinning went on.
Goulding later admitted throwing the toy ‘in play’ but he maintained was not aggressive to Mr A.
During a holiday in May 1997 Goulding became ‘increasingly annoyed’ about A’s bowel control problems.
Mr Goulding took him to the toilet and a witness saw A attempting to stand up before Mr Goulding forced him down.
‘She then saw Mr Goulding take the piece of toilet tissue soiled with faeces and hold it directly in front of A’s face,’ said Mr Glendinning.
‘He was shouting angrily, words to the effect of: ‘You haven’t finished – what’s that if you haven’t finished.
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The witness later heard a series of ‘thumps and bangs’ coming from the bathroom.
She then heard Mr Goulding say something like: ‘If you want to behave like an animal you can be treated like one.
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Goulding denies serious professional misconduct in relation to nine individual charges at the home between April 1996 and November 1998.
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