Ciara Corvan, a 28-year-old care worker, is sentenced for ill-treating dementia patients by taking and sending degrading videos and images to colleagues. BBC News reports Corvan was working at Craigavon Area Hospital in 2023 when she recorded the material. Multiple outlets say the case involved seven counts of ill treatment after Corvan pleaded guilty. Irish Examiner and other sources report that at Craigavon Crown Court, Judge Patrick McGurgan said Corvan failed to treat patients with the respect and dignity they were entitled to. The Irish Mirror says that among the Snapchat images sent to co-workers was a photo of a female patient in a bath. The Independent describes the material as mocking dementia patients. Across coverage, the court’s focus is on Corvan’s breach of duty of care and the degrading nature of what she shared through the Snapchat platform. The reporting does not include details of the sentence length in the provided excerpts, but it consistently records the judge’s findings and Corvan’s guilty plea.