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Man charged with beating Detroit nursing home resident headed to trial
Read full article: Man charged with beating Detroit nursing home resident headed to trialDETROIT – Jayden Hayden, 20, came before a judge on Monday in the case of the May 15 brutal beating of 75-year-old Norman Bledsoe at Westwood Nursing Center. They opened a COVID unit so that’s how Mr. Bledsoe was introduced into the nursing home,” said nurse, Joely Pointer while explaining why the two were placed in the same room together. Nursing home worker, Stewart Robinson, was the first one to enter room 205 where the assault took place after hearing the commotion. Robinson says Hayden tried to make the whole thing look like an accident. “My older resident, Mr. Bledsoe, he was on the floor and Jayden was standing up as if he was going to pick him up,” said Robinson.
Family of 75-year-old nursing home beating victim planning lawsuit
Read full article: Family of 75-year-old nursing home beating victim planning lawsuitDETROIT Legal action is expected on behalf of the family of an assault victim against the nursing home he was a resident of. This case is just a terrific case youve seen the video youve seen my client to Norman Bledso being virtually tortured on, said attorney Geoffery Fieger. READ: Detroit police make arrest after nursing home assault video surfacesFieger represents the family of 75-year-old Norman Bledso. This is really a terrible, terrible development, Fieger said. Local 4 reached out to the nursing home to see if they had any statement regarding this lawsuit.
Detroit police investigate second video appearing to show person being beaten inside nursing home
Read full article: Detroit police investigate second video appearing to show person being beaten inside nursing homeDETROIT A disturbing video showing an elderly man taking punches inside a Detroit nursing home went viral on social media last week. READ: Detroit police make arrest after nursing home assault video surfacesOn Wednesday, Detroit police were investigating a second video that appeared to show Hayden beating another victim. Tuniesia Nelson was not only taken aback the first time when she saw the video of the disturbing assault on a 75-year-old man. State Rep. Leslie Love questions the decision to place Hayden in the same room with an older person to begin with. Wednesday, Love spoke before a group of other politicians where she voiced her disgust on the situation Showing the graphic video.