Carer who abused Bexley pensioner before his death got hospital job months later
Briefly

Bilikesu Olagunju was fired from Unique Personnel for abusing 88-year-old John Attard, who died days after the incident. Although a post-mortem did not link his death to the abuse, his son believes her actions contributed. Months later, Olagunju started working on a stroke ward at Homerton University Hospital, where the trust was unaware of her past. She was sentenced to six weeks in prison for degrading treatment of Attard but later received a Bumble Bee Award for compassionate care.
Bilikesu Olagunju was sacked after abusing an 88-year-old dementia patient, yet she secured a job on a stroke ward at Homerton University Hospital shortly after.
John Attard's son, Christopher, discovered Olagunju's employment at Homerton after her sentencing and expressed that it has caused his family further anguish.
Olagunju received a six-week suspended sentence for violently treating John Attard, including dragging him by his collar and threatening him.
Despite the abuse incident, Olagunju was awarded the Bumble Bee Award for excellent and compassionate care just months later.
Read at www.newsshopper.co.uk
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