Stephen Hawking, nurse, accused of alleged abuse

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 Council of Nurses and Midwives (Council of Nurses and Midwives of the United Kingdom). In the meantime, the investigation is scheduled to end on March 21st.

According to The Times newspaper, the case of "Serious misconduct" it takes place in the secret of a summary given the delicate health status of the nurse.

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Stephen Hawking 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 was with him with Hawking at a reception at Buckingham Palace in 2014.

"As people are expecting it properly, in severe cases like this, when a nurse has failed in his care work and that he has not demonstrated before the committee that he had learned from his mistakes and that he was ready to do it, we will act, "he explained. Matthew McClelland, Director of Practice Skills of the Council of Nurses and Midwives.

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".

Source: ar.cienradios.com