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Caregiver detained after videos show alleged abuse of 100-year-old woman
Marcela Coronel’s family found footage of alleged abuse of her 100-year-old mother, Berta, in their home.
The videos, recorded by security cameras, appeared to show the caregiver hitting and verbally abusing Berta.
The family reported the caregiver to police in Buenos Aires and provided the footage as evidence.
Police removed the caregiver, Norma Noemí Sandín, 58, and she was detained after a prosecutor intervened.
Sandín was charged with injuries and threats, according to Coronel.
Berta, who has a disability and dementia, was taken to Hospital Italiano for medical checks and remained there at the time of Coronel’s account.
The medical checks were still underway, and the sources give no further details about the case’s next steps.
Marcela Coronel said security-camera footage showed her 100-year-old mother, Berta, being physically and verbally abused by her caregiver.
The caregiver, Norma Noemí Sandín, 58, was detained and charged with injuries and threats, according to Coronel.
Police went to Berta’s home after her family submitted videos with a formal complaint.
Berta was taken to Hospital Italiano for medical examinations and remained there, Coronel said.
Coronel said her mother has a disability and age-related dementia and could not defend herself.
- Who
- Berta, 100, was allegedly abused by her caregiver, Norma Noemí Sandín, 58.
- What
- Sandín was detained and charged with injuries and threats after security-camera videos showed alleged physical and verbal abuse.
- When
- The article was published on October 23, 2026; the exact date of the alleged abuse is not stated.
- Where
- Berta’s home; she was later taken to Hospital Italiano.
- Why
- Not stated
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Coronel’s sister reviewed the home security-camera recordings and sent videos to the family.
Coronel’s nephew went to the authorities with the videos to file a formal complaint.
Police went to Berta’s home, removed Sandín, and detained her after the prosecutor intervened.
Berta was taken to Hospital Italiano for examinations.
- Berta’s age
- 100 years old
- Caregiver
- Norma Noemí Sandín, 58
- Charges
- Injuries and threats
- Evidence
- Security-camera videos
- Hospital
- Hospital Italiano
- Published
- October 23, 2026
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Marcela Coronel habló con Teleshow tras la denuncia contra la cuidadora de su madre: “Mi sensación es de indefensión”
What people are saying
My sense is one of helplessness, and not mine, but my mother’s, because she is a hundred years old, disabled, has dementia worsened by age, and has no way to defend herself against something like this.
My sister yesterday started looking carefully at the cameras, at what was happening in the moment, and began sending a lot of videos to the family chat where you could hear the screams, threats, insults, and see the blows.
We started thinking about how we could handle this, not in the heat of the moment, because otherwise we would do anything, but while trying to protect my mother and act sensibly.
It is terrible pain. The truth is that it is very painful, especially because of what my mother suffered.