A South Miami caretaker was arrested for allegedly abusing an elderly woman. Josephine Gurri, 77, was arrested Tuesday on a charge of physical abuse of an elderly or disabled adult, records showed.
A South Miami caretaker was arrested for allegedly abusing an elderly woman.
Josephine Gurri, 77, who is the owner of the assisted living facility Good Family Home, was arrested Tuesday on a charge of physical abuse of an elderly or disabled adult, records showed.
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According to an arrest report, the alleged abuse happened at the assisted living facility on Southwest 79th Terrace.
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Officers met with a woman who said her grandmother has been living in the facility and has been beaten and abused by her caretaker, Gurri, the report said.
The woman said a previous caretaker sent her a video of Gurri striking her grandmother on the buttocks and lower back area, the report said.
Gurri was arrested and booked into jail. She appeared in bond court Wednesday where she was granted a $1,000 bond and ordered to stay away from the alleged victim.
