Crime & Safety
Man Assaulted Dementia Patient At Arlington Nursing Home, AG Charges
The assault happened at an Arlington nursing home, and involved physical and verbal abuse, authorities said.
ARLINGTON, MA – A Marlborough man working as a nurse at a rehab facility has been indicted on charges that he abused an elderly dementia patient, according to Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell.
Tonny Kiyaga, 47, was charged with assault and battery on an elder or disabled person, witness intimidation and threatening to commit a crime. Kiyaga pleaded not guilty to those charges at an arraignment.
"Investigators allege that, on Aug. 29, 2021, Kiyaga assaulted the elderly dementia patient, and after the patient cried out, another employee of the facility witnessed Kiyaga shove and intimidate the patient and threaten to assault him again," Campbell's office said in a news release.
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The abuse happened at the Park Avenue Health Center rehab facility in Arlington. Kiyaga has lost his job and his nursing license, according to the AG.
The case was a joint investigation between the AG's Medicaid Fraud Division, Arlington police and the state Department of Public Health.
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