A home health care aide was caught on video brutally beating a 95-year-old Harlem woman she was supposed to be caring for.
Disturbing footage from Nest and Ring cameras captured the horrific scene as the aide, tasked with looking after beloved grandmother Dorothy Foye, hit her multiple times, even using a pot at one point. Foye eventually fell to the ground, clutching her walker, told The New York Post.
“I heard this woman screaming at her, cursing, saying the most obscene things. She was cursing her out,” said Tiffany Mitchell, Foye’s granddaughter. “She was taking water bottles and juice bottles and cans and throwing them at my grandmother. She was just, like, walking around, she would toss something, then she would disappear.”
The family, helpless and heartbroken, watched the attack unfold on their phones. “I wanted to jump through the camera and beat her,” Mitchell said. “I’m screaming, Grandma, I’m so sorry, I’m so sorry, I’m coming.”
Despite her age and frailty, Foye tried to defend herself. “I was trying to fight back, but, you know, I’m weak. I can’t fight that big woman,” she said.
“She could hardly stand up. She has her oxygen in her nose. She’s on a walker. She was trying to keep her balance,” Mitchell added. “She was helpless. She was like a helpless baby.”
The brutal attack occurred on Sunday, and Foye is still suffering from aches and pains throughout her body and cannot lift one of her arms. “If I said I feel good, I’d be lying,” Foye remarked.
Foye had some strong words for the home health care attendant. “I would like to beat her myself. Get somebody to beat her like she did me,” she said.
The family has since hired a new aide from a different agency. Meanwhile, Medflyt at Home Health Care Agency, the employer of the abusive aide, has launched an internal investigation. Police are also investigating the incident, but no arrests have been made so far.
The family is demanding action not only against the abusive aide but also against Medflyt for their role in the incident. They hope for justice and better protection for vulnerable individuals like Foye.