Man who scalded Alzheimer's patient with cereal gets probation

Probation for someone who abused an elderly nuring home patient seems a little light to me.

From The Mercury:

A former assisted-living aide who admitted scalding an elderly Alzheimer's patient when she poured hot cereal into his mouth was sentenced to five years' probation Thursday.

Alvador Thompson, 55, of Hatfield, pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter in Montgomery County court in August for causing the death last year of 79-year-old Ronald Meyers at Cambridge-Brightfield Assisted Living Facility in Hatfield.

After suffering severe burns to his lips, mouth, tongue and throat from the piping hot Cream of Wheat on Oct. 8, 2008, Meyers was unable to eat and died two weeks later, according to the District Attorney's Office.

Cereal scalding defendant gets probation - The Mercury News: Pottstown, PA and The Tri County areas of Montgomery, Berks and Chester Counties (pottsmerc.com)

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