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Cherrylee Young may be indicted by a grand jury, but will plead not guilty in the killing of a nursing home resident, her lawyer says.
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york...sed-killing-77-year-old-man-article-1.2045944[...]
nursing home attendant has been charged with criminally negligent homicide in the death of a 77-year-old patient.
Cherrylee Young, 41, allegedly beat Frank Mercado on Dec. 8, forcing him to fall onto a table
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A piece of the table pierced Mercado's rectum, killing him
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Young was arrested Dec. 9. She was silent Monday as she appeared in Bronx Criminal Court
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She agreed to testify before a grand jury. Her lawyer said she will plead not guilty if the grand jury indicts her.
The caretaker
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left the courtroom surrounded by family members.
She had told cops that Mercado — who was visually impaired — had struck at her first, and she responded in self-defense
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Employees told police they saw Young holding him against a wall in his room
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During the struggle, the elderly man fell onto a table and a piece of it cut him across the buttocks
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A piece of the table appeared lodged in the victim’s diaper.
Mercado’s condition deteriorated over several hours and staff finally transported him to Montefiore Medical Center, where he died
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Doctors determined that a piece of the table pierced his rectum and caused internal bleeding
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The medical examiner said Mercado bled to death and has ruled the incident a homicide.
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ADA Nancy Borko told the judge the charges may change depending on the grand jury’s findings.
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A spokesman for University Nursing Home released a statement Monday expressing “profound regret” over Mercado’s death and offering condolences to his family. Mercado had been a resident of the nursing home for four years
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Young was suspended pending the outcome of the probe, he added.
Cherylee Young, 41, has been charged with negligent homicide in the Dec. 8 incident.