Odessa, TX (February 12, 2023) – The Texas Department of Public Safety confirmed that 33-year-old Felipe Oviedo-Castillo was fatally injured in a truck accident involving multiple vehicles that occurred on Wednesday. On February […]
Twenty-six-year-old Cornelius Dwayne Neal, an employee at Summit at Lakeway, was caught on camera in the act of physically abusing a 94-year-old female resident. The woman is disabled and unable to communicate
The resident’s daughter noticed had noticed several unexplained injuries while her mother was staying at the facility. She suspected abuse and placed a hidden camera in her mother’s room. Neal was caught slapping, pinching, and poking the woman in the face as he changed her gown. The woman reacted in pain.
Neal was arrested on September 7, 2012, and held in Travis County Jail until released on $15,000 bail. He has been terminated from his position at Summit at Lakeway.
Nursing homes have a duty to protect their residents from physical, emotional, sexual, and financial abuse and ensure that every resident is treated with dignity. When an employee mistreats a resident, the nursing home can be held accountable through a Texas nursing home injury lawsuit.
Signs of physical abuse in nursing homes include:
If you suspect your loved one is a victim of abuse or neglect in a Texas nursing home, we urge you to contact a Dallas nursing home abuse lawyer.
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Odessa, TX (February 12, 2023) – The Texas Department of Public Safety confirmed that 33-year-old Felipe Oviedo-Castillo was fatally injured in a truck accident involving multiple vehicles that occurred on Wednesday. On February […]
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