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The case resulted from a 2019 undercover investigation by bbc panorama, which showed some staff mocking, taunting and swearing at patients at whorlton hall hospital. five care staff were cleared of wrongdoing. our social affairs editor alison holt has more. and this report includes some details you may find distressing. whorlton hall, in county durham. here, within the walls of this privately—owned, publicly—funded hospital, secret filming by the bbc�*s panorama programme showed people with learning disabilities and autism being taunted and mistreated. see that tiny, tiny car? i can see ...

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 patients. that's a picture that was taken about a year ago. oh, that's lovely. alex is now living in her own bungalow, with support. she's close to her family and doing well. her father's relieved by today's verdicts. we basically trusted the people that were there, and so, when this came out, we felt very let down...

Secret filming by the bbc�*s panorama programme showed people with learning disabilities and autism being taunted and mistreated. see that tiny, tiny car? i can see it. guess whose car it is? who? this is alex. she's severely autistic. teesside crown court was played secret filming from 2019, which showed how staff dealt with her becoming increasingly upset. herfamily has given permission for her to be identified. if you carry on screaming, what i'll do is, me and matthew will sit here and you two can go. did you hear that? no! peter bennett and his colleague, matthew banner, were senior car...

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

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