The case involves a human services assistant, Phyllis Davis, who was fired almost two years ago after she was accused of pushing a patient into a chair, according to reports.
WINSLOW TWP.-- A municipal court judged reopened an Ancora Psychiatric Hospital case against a former state employee Wednesday, The Courier Post reports.
The case involves a human services assistant, Phyllis Davis, who was fired almost two years ago after she was accused of pushing a patient into a chair, according to reports.
Ancora's former CEO John Lubitsky reported the alleged incident against Davis, who lost her job with a salary of $38,305, reports said.
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Judge Michael Diamond reinstated the case 15 minutes after it was initially dismissed.
Video surveillance was supposed to be submitted by Oct 1., according to reports, but the state missed the deadline and it was received Oct. 9.
The Post reported that 18 Ancora employees have been investigated through the past several years on alleged assaults against patients resulting in disciplinary action or job loss.
The case was rescheduled for Nov. 4.
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