LONG ISLAND- A home health aide was arrested and charged after her 83-year-old patient was found dead in his Long Island home Monday night, police said.
The victim was found with a laceration to his head. He was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead, according to local news outlets.
Th unidentified victim’s home health aide, 63-year-old Gail Godwin, was arrested at the scene.
Authorities said Godwin, who worked with the victim for almost 18 months, allegedly struck him with a wooden object, which caused him multiple lacerations and bleeding, according to officials.
Godwin is facing charges of manslaughter, endangering the welfare of an incompetent or physically disabled person and tampering with physical evidence.
Police believe she lost her temper with the victim.
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