Worker of Retirement Home Who Beat Up Elderly Arrested
After the video shared on social networks where an elderly woman is beaten by two employees at the center for the elderly in Peja, the suspected abuser and the housekeeper were handcuffed. The latter was arrested for not reporting the incident to the police.
"Kosovo Police, Police Station in Peja, based on the video recording which has circulated on social media, where a worker in a home for the elderly in Peja is seen, who is exercising violence against an elderly woman. The police immediately went into action and at around 14:10, identified the location and arrested two (2) suspects related to the case. The suspects are being interviewed by the investigators of the Police Station in Pejë and further actions will be taken in full coordination with the state prosecutor," the police announcement states, emphasizing that the incident took place in the "Orenda" residence for the elderly in Peja.
Sources for the Kosovo media indicate that Aurona Pelaj is the caregiver who appears in the serious video that demonstrates the violence against the elderly woman in the nursing home in Peja.
The interior minister of Kosovo, Xhelal Sveçla, also reacted to the event, who said that these actions are even more serious when they occur within institutions that are considered to offer help and care. He said that the violators have been arrested, while calling for all persons involved in this matter to be brought to justice.