WINDSOR LOCKS -- Police said they arrested a caretaker Friday for assaulting an elderly woman in July.
Windsor Locks Police Department said on July 10, they responded to Stonebrook Village on a report of an assault that took place the day before.
Police said the facility was notified of an injury/fall to one of their residents, an 83-year-old female. Police said it was reported that the elderly woman fell out her chair while being pushed down the hallway by her caretaker, Christine Christensen.
Surveillance footage released by Windsor Locks Police Department, shows a woman pushing another woman out of a wheelchair.
Police said the footage shows that the elderly woman was not prepared for the sudden fall as she could not see Christensen behind her and was unable to brace herself, causing injury to the left side of her face and left arm.
Lieutenant Paul Cherniack said the video has been tough to watch.
"They are some of our most needy people in our community and our most vulnerable so obviously when we got this, we were shocked by it as well and the callousness of it," said Lt. Cherniack.
FOX61 spoke to the executive director of Stonebrook Village who said she was notified about the incident back in July by a nursing staff member.
"At no time was this individual who’s under arrest an employer of Stonebrook Village," said Lorraine Doonan, executive director of Stonebrook Village.
Doonan showed FOX61 a notarized letter that was handwritten by the woman stating she did not wish to comment on the incident. Police also mentioned Christensen had a history with the provider she was working for.
"She has some history with her employer dealing with some issues. We don’t know if that’s directly correlated to this or not," added Lt. Cherniack.
Police said medical attention was provided to the elderly woman. Police said Christensen is a contractor hired by family and is not an employee of Stonebrook.
Police added that the family is aware of the incident and is involved in the investigation.
"This department has had a very positive interaction with Stonebrook since their inception and has no record of similar incidents," police said.
Christensen was charged with reckless endangerment in the second degree, abuse in the third degree and assault of an elderly person in the third degree.