Residents At Seremban Old Folks Home Allegedly Abused, Starved, And Forced To Drink Urine
A viral video showed an elderly resident being harassed by a female caretaker.
By Katrina Khairul Azman — 18 Jun 2019, 12:44 PM
Authorities are investigating the staff of an old folks home in Seremban after a viral video showed an elderly resident being harassed by a staff member on 17 June
The netizen, who has since deleted his Facebook account, alleged that the nursing home caretakers have hit, starved, and forced the elderly residents to drink urine
Since 2017, there have reportedly been 16 deaths at the nursing home, which houses up to 16 occupants at a time
The private home was opened in 2016.
Chairperson of the Women and Welfare Affairs Committee of Negeri Sembilan Nicole Tan Lee Koon confirmed that she has visited the premises and investigations are underway.
She also revealed that the owner of the old folks home has lodged a police report with one of the caretakers for further action to be taken, Utusan Online reported.