Thirteen convicted of abuse in care home in Devon

The BBC carries a disturbing report of a care home, where a number of carers have been convicted of the abuse of adults with learning difficulties.  
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-40188948#8

The court heard that residents at Vielstone near Bideford, in Devon, were routinely punished by being held in empty rooms without food, heating or a toilet. The allegations relate to abuse in 2010 and 2011. 

What is striking is the number of carers convicted - thirteen in total. 

The prosecutor said  that this was not "one-off " abuse but organised and systemic abuse of people with learning disabilities. 

I work with a number of clients with learning difficulties. Very often, abuse can have a devastating effect on their state of mind, which already has to cope with the real disadvantages that they face in society. 


See my blog below - “Judgecraft” when a person has Asperger’s Syndrome