Police on Lengthy Island arrested a caretaker accused of beating a disabled girl and leaving the 83-year-old lined in bruises.
Nassau County Police mentioned 36-year-old Merlyn Fredericks of Queens was caught on video assaulting the aged girl in Woodmere.
The sufferer’s authorized guardian questioned Fredericks concerning the large variety of bruises on the sufferer’s face and physique, and was instructed that she fell a number of occasions, in response to police.
A digital camera was positioned within the dwelling and allegedly captured Fredericks beating, yanking and pulling the lady. Police took the caretake into custody Wednesday morning.
Police mentioned Fredericks faces prices together with assault, endangering the welfare of a disabled individual, amongst different prices. She was scheduled to seem in court docket on Lengthy Island later Friday.
Legal professional data for Fredericks was not instantly identified.
