An Elizabethtown woman has been caught on video abusing her elderly father who has been diagnosed with dementia.
The Hardin County Sheriff’s Office arrested 47-year-old Ava M. Washington on Wednesday and charged her with wanton abuse/neglect of an adult, a class D felony.
Washington’s arrest comes after she was seen on video hitting her father in the groin area as he struggled to put clothes on, according to a report by The News-Enterprise. Only a few moments later, Washington again struck her father, twice, in the groin area.
The suspect is designated as her father’s caretaker.
The incident happened in October.
Washington was lodged in the Hardin County Detention Center on a $5,000 cash bond.
By Ken Howlett, News Director
Contact Ken at ken@k0105.com
