Southport care worker dragged autistic boy along the floor by his head

Apr 8 2009

by Laura Jones, Liverpool Echo

A CARE worker dragged a severely autistic boy across the floor by his head at a Merseyside school. Margaret Garvey, 42, assaulted the eight-year-old while working at Peterhouse school for autistic children, in Southport. Yesterday, she was sentenced to 120 hours of community service and ordered to pay £300 in compensation and costs at North Sefton magistrates court. The parents of the eight-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, said that they were “disgusted” by the court’s decision. Story continues ADVERTISEMENT Magistrates heard their son, who is suffers from so many learning disabilities he cannot speak, was assaulted on April 17 last year. Garvey’s co-worker Dominic Butler raised the alarm after witnessing the incident as Garvey, of Priory Close, Formby, got the child ready for bed. Full story at Liverpool Echo website - click here

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