I’ve had a few questions about the bank money and medication overdose and wanted to give a few details.The caregiver was hired to provide practical help with painting, opening and mixing paints, cleaning-up, etc., and support my husband in going to arts-related activities like visits to workshops. Previously this caregiver had also helped out when I was away, but we no longer trusted him for that after some incidents happened the previous year. I wanted to fire the guy, but my husband did not. I think the caregiver had my husband convinced that without him he would not be able to do his painting, which he really loves, and has been really good for his therapy.
Because I did not trust the caregiver, I was always around when this caregiver was helping my husband paint. When the situation happened it was the first time they were going somewhere — an art workshop. A few things didn’t seem right to me about what the caregiver and my husband were telling me, and I let my husband know not to trust the caregiver. I had also talked to his primary caregiver who we both trust, and she also warned my husband about him. Unfortunately, strokes affected my husbands judgement, and he listened to the caregiver instead of me or his primary caregiver.
Instead of going to the art workshop they went to the bank and withdrew a large amount of money. It was on the way home in a wheelchair taxi that the overdose of medication was administered. The guy showed up at the door with my half-unconscious husband. At the time I did not know that they had gone to the bank and knew nothing about the money. We think the money was taken when I was on the phone with the ambulance people after my husband became completely unconscious. The guy ran away before the ambulance arrived, and by that time I was needing to do mouth-to-mouth resuscitation to keep my husband breathing. It was only later that I learned about the money.
Unfortunately, the police seemed to accept all of the excuses and stories given by the caregiver. The caregiver seems to be quite a clever con-man, and despite the caregiver giving contradictory statements in Facebook messages, which I have given to the police, the police have not accepted them as evidence. Since then I’ve learned about 4 or 5 other illegal activities that this caregiver has probably done over the years, most of which he has not been prosecuted for. From what I have gathered he has a record and is a known offender. I’ve supplied all of that information to the police, but they still won’t take more action, even though the prosecution service said the case could be re-opened with more evidence.
We have filed a complaint, but are still waiting to hear about it. That’s why we started the petition — we plan to send it to the police, prosecution service and the court that has the complaint. We are hoping that some local and international attention might shame them into action.
