Hidden camera shows caregiver hitting 91-year-old woman 150 times, police allege
09/03/2020 4:57 pm PDT
via KTLA:
COSTA MESA, Calif. (KTLA) -- A caregiver was arrested on suspicion of elder abuse this week after a camera captured her hitting a 91-year-old woman in Costa Mesa dozens of times in the victim's home, police said Thursday.
Rima Abikaram, 50, of Fullerton was one of two women hired in 2015 to provide 24-hour care to the bedridden senior, according to Costa Mesa Police.
At some point, the other caregiver noticed the 91-year-old Jane Doe had visible injuries and expressed concern to the woman's family, police said. That prompted them to install a hidden camera in her home to monitor the situation.
The victim's family terminated Abikaram's employment and reported the elder abuse case to police on Aug. 18.
During the investigation, police combed through video footage from the residence and discovered that Abikaram had repeatedly hit the victim over a period of four days, striking her at least 150 times, officials said.
Jane Doe suffered a number of injuries including a black eye, swelling to her face and a laceration to her arm, the medical report stated.
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