Ex staffer at senior home suspected of assault
ASSOCIATED PRESS
October 2, 2008
CALABASAS – A former employee of an upscale senior home was arrested Thursday for allegedly assaulting a resident before his death.
Cesar Ulloa, 20, was among four former employees of Silverado Senior Living arrested on suspicion of elder abuse, said Los Angeles County sheriff's detectives.
Sheriff's detectives described Ulloa as the ringleader of the group, which allegedly harassed and abused residents at the home that specialized in caring for seniors with dementia and Alzheimer's.
The 11-month investigation into the former workers began after an anonymous tipster who worked at Silverado told authorities that a man who died at the home was a victim of foul play.
Detectives exhumed the body of 80-year-old Elmore Kittower in November and interviewed dozens of employees, residents' family members and others. Sheriff's officials said there is now evidence that Ulloa assaulted Kittower before his death and had been abusing him for months.
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SOURCE: Sign On SanDiego
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