A Hamilton resthome caregiver has admitted assaulting an elderly man she was caring for in a city rest home. However, Judge Simon Menzies held off convicting Sonali Ananta Deo in the Hamilton District Court today so an application could be filed for a discharge without conviction. Deo admitted assaulting Piri Hemi between June 9 and June 11 after his son, Allan, set up a camera in his room at Cascades Rest Home. Allan Hemi’s footage showed the 23-year-old hitting and slapping his father as he lay on his bed.
