A disabled person was subjected to both psychological and physical abuse in a daily activity in Botkyrka municipality. News24 has taken part in the investigation, which examines the municipality’s operations.
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The person has a developmental disability, autism spectrum disorder, epilepsy, restless behavior and also a visual impairment, and therefore needs a lot of support during the day.
During the day-to-day operations, the staff have several times locked the person in a room with a glass door, and prevented him from leaving the room.
It has also happened that the staff sprayed cold water on the person’s feet, because the person did not want to leave the shower room in connection with showering and washing.
After the investigation, it can therefore be concluded that there were irregularities in the day-to-day operations. The routines have been deficient during the time that the person has been placed in the business.
Relatives of the victim have also said that the person has seemed scared and worried after being at the daily business.
The person has attended a daily activity in Botkyrka. Photo: Tim Aro/TT
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Nyheter24 has been in contact with Botkyrka municipality, which believes that they have implemented a series of changes since they found out how the person was treated.
– As director of administration, I have a great deal of responsibility for what happened. We have failed to ensure that adequate routines, working methods and approaches have been maintained and followed within the business, writes Jesper Theanderlabor market director at Botkyrka municipality.
When they received signals that the way of working did not seem correct, they chose to implement some changes. The municipality has, among other things, held training sessions, briefings and workshops with the staff. Jesper Theander also believes that there have been some personnel changes.
– New management came into place already this summer and then started development work, which contributed to the discovery of the shortcomings. We have established a new fifth unit area and thus reduced the number of employees per manager. It has created better conditions for staff and not least managers to lead and manage.
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