They denounce the nurse who has been busy with Stephen Hawking for 15 years.

Patricia Dowdy has been taking care of Stephen Hawking for the last 15 years of his life and is now facing a cause of abuse and mistreatment.

Patricia Dowdy, 61, was the nurse who took care of Stephen Hawking during his last 15 years of life. The woman was denounced by the scientist's own family for abuse and mistreatment.

The woman was temporarily suspended by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (the UK Council of Nurses and Midwives). In the meantime, the investigation is scheduled to end on March 21st.

According to The Times newspaper, the case described as "serious misconduct" is held in the greatest secrecy, given the delicate state of health of the nurse.

Stephen Hawking He suffered from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, a degenerative disease that kept him prostrated in a wheelchair without being able to move. Jane Wilde, his first wife, was in charge of taking care of him from the beginning, but after the divorce, several nurses accompanied him around the world. In fact, Dowdy was the one who accompanied him the longest and accompanied him. Hawking at a reception at Buckingham Palace in 2014.

"As people were expecting it properly, in severe cases like this, when a nurse failed in his care work and did not demonstrate to the jury that he had learned from his mistakes and that he was ready to do it, we would act, "Matthew explained. McClelland, Director of the Council of Nurses and Midwives Fitness for Practice.

The family of Hawking he did not want to make any statements about it. He only stated in a statement that "last year was very painful" and that he hoped the entity "would reach an independent conclusion on the facts".

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