Aljustrel: Elderly centenary assaulted octogenarian user home.
An elderly 80 year old, user of the Home of Santa Misericordia Aljustrel (SCMA), It was assaulted by another user, a man with 102 year old. The victim was transported to the Beja Hospital.
The case occurred at about 10,15 hours yesterday (Wednesday), e segundo informou a GNR, whose patrol was in the home, "For reasons unknown man attacked the woman with the use of a cane".
The same source revealed that "was no complaint", according to the version of the managers of the home "have treated a misunderstanding between the two users", concluded.
The victim, Maria Guerreiro, He was transported to the Beja Hospital, having entered into the ER, cerca the 11,00 hours, presenting sores on the scalp. At the end of the day was still to do additional tests, not in danger of life.
Manuel Friedrich, the SCMA provider, explained that despite his age, you "is an independent man and a corridor with no apparent reason attacked the lady", adding that the homes "are often discharges of all situations of elderly, when some should have another type of care ", finished.
This is the third case of abuse among the elderly occurred in homes of the Beja district. The first occurred, on 8 May, at home SCM Ourique, with the registration of a fatality, a woman 88 year old.
Or second, recorded in 14 May, in Santa Clara de Louredo (Beja), the victim, a man of 88 year old, it was transported, in serious condition, to the Hospital of St. Joseph, in Lisbon.
Teixeira Correia
(journalist)
