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This is the moment a carer threatens to call the police on an elderly man with dementia after he became distressed over taking a shower.
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The man's daughter, Su Christie, captured Nigerian worker Amina Sani showering her father against his will on a secret camera she set up in his room.
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Ms Christie said a childhood trauma had left the 81-year-old with a lifelong fear of showers, something staff knew because it was recorded in his care notes.
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Footage described by Ms Christie as 'utterly devastating' showed Sani forcibly washing her father's body while a male housekeeper pinned down his arms.
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Sani said the word 'shower' 22 times during the 23-minute interaction on April 10, 2025, a word Ms Christie said her confused and vulnerable father was afraid of.
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'Ready for a shower?' Sani asked him in the footage.
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'You are going in for a shower.'
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Ms Christie said as her father became more distressed, he began lashing out at staff.
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He can be heard screaming 'no' and 'leave me alone' before telling Sani and another care worker to 'f*** off' as they laughed.
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Nigerian worker Amina Sani (pictured) was captured threatening and then showering an elderly man who suffers with dementia against his will on a secret camera
The man's daughter, Su Christie, set up a secret camera in her father's room at Castlehill Care Home in Inverness, Scotland, after she became concerned he was being neglected
'It seemed to be like a game to them,' Ms Christie told a BBC documentary investigating care standards at Castlehill Care Home in Inverness, Scotland.
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Sani warned her father she was going to 'get the man' before asking him: 'Do you think that man is going to hit you hard?'
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She continued: 'I am not your maid.
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You hit me, I hit you.'
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A short time later, Sani returned with a male housekeeper, who Ms Christie said was not a member of the home's care team.
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He pinned her father's arms to the bed as he was washed against his will.
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Ms Christie said when she reported it to police, she was told that because her father had lashed out, staff were entitled to 'do their jobs without fear'.
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'I explained to them, this is not some drunk kicking off at a nurse in the hospital, this is an 81-year-old man with dementia,' she said.
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Ms Christie handed the footage from the secret camera to the care home and reported two members of staff to the regulatory body.
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The 81-year-old can be heard screaming 'no' and 'leave me alone' before telling Sani and another care worker to 'f*** off' as they laughed
A panel at a Scottish Social Services Council misconduct hearing ruled that Sani told Ms Christie's father: 'We will call the police and they will take you to court.
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They also found she had pulled the duvet off his bed without any warning, adding to his distress and agitation.
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Hearing chairman Ian Burk said Sani's behaviour was 'fundamentally incompatible' with her registration as a care home worker and she was struck off.
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He said the incidents in the footage were a 'significant abuse of trust and power' and that she had failed to show any remorse.
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Sani's legal representative, Namatirai Chipere, told the panel she had not been trained properly for the role, which was her first in the UK.
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She said her client was a victim of problems in the social care sector herself.
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Mr Burk told the hearing: 'We agree with your solicitor's submissions that you were let down by your employer, and there is little doubt that there was institutional failure.
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'None of the failures you have highlighted absolve you from your personal responsibility as a registered social care worker.
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'It is clear throughout the video clips that you did not show any kindness or compassion to the resident.
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At one point you and your colleague can be seen laughing in response to something the resident says or does.
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'It does not appear to us to be laughing with the resident, but it appears more disrespectful in nature.
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We find that the resident suffered harm and you did not respect his dignity.'
Castlehill - which has been renamed Morar Highland - said there was 'no truth' in Sani's claim she had not been trained.
A spokesperson said: 'When concerns were brought to our attention, Morar Highland acted promptly, including suspending employees where appropriate, undertaking formal investigations and taking action in line with the findings.
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We made the relevant referrals to the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) and, where required, to the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme.
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'The safety, dignity and wellbeing of our residents remains our priority, and all concerns regarding staff conduct are taken seriously and acted upon appropriately.'
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