Moment carer is secretly filmed threatening elderly man with dementia after he became distressed over taking a shower

This is the moment a carer threatens to call the police on an elderly man with dementia after he became distressed over taking a shower. The man's daughter, Su Christie, captured Nigerian worker Amina Sani showering her father against his will on a secret camera she set up in his room. Ms Christie said a childhood trauma had left the 81-year-old with a lifelong fear of showers, something staff knew because it was recorded in his care notes.Footage described by Ms Christie as 'utterly devastating' showed Sani forcibly washing her father's body while a male housekeeper pinned down his arms. Sani said the word 'shower' 22 times during the 23-minute interaction on April 10, 2025, a word Ms Christie said her confused and vulnerable father was afraid of. 'Ready for a shower?' Sani asked him in the footage. 'You are going in for a shower.'Ms Christie said as her father became more distressed, he began lashing out at staff. He can be heard screaming 'no' and 'leave me alone' before telling Sani and another care worker to 'f*** off' as they laughed. Nigerian worker Amina Sani (pictured) was captured threatening and then showering an elderly man who suffers with dementia against his will on a secret camera The man's daughter, Su Christie, set up a secret camera in her father's room at Castlehill Care Home in Inverness, Scotland, after she became concerned he was being neglected'It seemed to be like a game to them,' Ms Christie told a BBC documentary investigating care standards at Castlehill Care Home in Inverness, Scotland. Sani warned her father she was going to 'get the man' before asking him: 'Do you think that man is going to hit you hard?' She continued: 'I am not your maid. You hit me, I hit you.'A short time later, Sani returned with a male housekeeper, who Ms Christie said was not a member of the home's care team. He pinned her father's arms to the bed as he was washed against his will. Ms Christie said when she reported it to police, she was told that because her father had lashed out, staff were entitled to 'do their jobs without fear'. 'I explained to them, this is not some drunk kicking off at a nurse in the hospital, this is an 81-year-old man with dementia,' she said. Ms Christie handed the footage from the secret camera to the care home and reported two members of staff to the regulatory body. The 81-year-old can be heard screaming 'no' and 'leave me alone' before telling Sani and another care worker to 'f*** off' as they laughedA panel at a Scottish Social Services Council misconduct hearing ruled that Sani told Ms Christie's father: 'We will call the police and they will take you to court.'They also found she had pulled the duvet off his bed without any warning, adding to his distress and agitation. Hearing chairman Ian Burk said Sani's behaviour was 'fundamentally incompatible' with her registration as a care home worker and she was struck off. He said the incidents in the footage were a 'significant abuse of trust and power' and that she had failed to show any remorse. Sani's legal representative, Namatirai Chipere, told the panel she had not been trained properly for the role, which was her first in the UK. She said her client was a victim of problems in the social care sector herself. Mr Burk told the hearing: 'We agree with your solicitor's submissions that you were let down by your employer, and there is little doubt that there was institutional failure.'None of the failures you have highlighted absolve you from your personal responsibility as a registered social care worker.'It is clear throughout the video clips that you did not show any kindness or compassion to the resident. At one point you and your colleague can be seen laughing in response to something the resident says or does.'It does not appear to us to be laughing with the resident, but it appears more disrespectful in nature. We find that the resident suffered harm and you did not respect his dignity.'Castlehill - which has been renamed Morar Highland - said there was 'no truth' in Sani's claim she had not been trained. A spokesperson said: 'When concerns were brought to our attention, Morar Highland acted promptly, including suspending employees where appropriate, undertaking formal investigations and taking action in line with the findings.'We made the relevant referrals to the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) and, where required, to the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme.'The safety, dignity and wellbeing of our residents remains our priority, and all concerns regarding staff conduct are taken seriously and acted upon appropriately.'