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Four former care workers at a specialist hospital unit have been found guilty of ill-treating vulnerable patients after uncover investigation.

Nine people were charged with a total of 27 offences following the investigation into alleged abuse at Whorlton Hall, a 17-bed independent unit for people with complex needs in County Durham.

Five other staff members were cleared of all charges following an investigation into alleged abuse at Whorlton Hall.

Were senior care workers. alex is frightened of men, but they sent female staff away. her screams were so loud, they could be heard at the end of the corridor. they also taunted alex with what was described to the undercover reporter as the "man button", threatening to call more men in. is that five men? no! six men now, please. in their defence, the court was told it was a difficultjob, for which care workers were poorly paid, poorly trained and often short—staffed. but the jury at teesside crown court found peter bennett, matthew banner and two other care staff guilty of mistreating patien...

Staff at Whorlton Hall were prosecuted after their behaviour was exposed in a BBC Panorama film.