A Glasgow carer has been accused of saying “that will keep you quiet” while a colleague reportedly held a pillow over a resident's face.

Amie Jarju reportedly stood by and failed to intervene during the incident which allegedly happened around November 12, 2020 in Glasgow.

The support worker was also accused of mimicking the service user who was in extreme distress.

Jarju denies the behaviour and claims the resident was hurling vile racist insults during the personal care but that there was no incident with a pillow.

Now Jarju has been hit with a suspension order for nine months on the Register for Support Workers in a Care Home Service for Adults.

It comes after the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) heard evidence and sided with an eyewitness employee who was “scared” during the incident.

Jarju has since left the care service and is working elsewhere with vulnerable adults.

The carer acknowledged that the behaviour alleged was unacceptable, but did not accept they behaved in that way.

Therefore the SSSC ruled they failed to show any insight, regret or apology following the alleged incident.

The allegations were proved by the SSSC but can still be appealed by Jarju.

The SSSC reported that a colleague allegedly placed the pillow over the service user's face when they refused to lift their head.

An eyewitness said Jarju then said "that will keep you quiet" or words to that effect.

The SSSC said: "YY said she felt shocked and scared during the incident.

"She could not quite believe what she had seen."

The SSSC report added: “The panel accept that in going to give him personal care, you went with the best of intentions but that you had focused on the practical care rather than the emotional.

“When AA became more distressed and abusive, you behaved in a wholly inappropriate manner.

“Your misconduct caused emotional harm to AA who relied upon you to provide for his needs.

“The panel found both witnesses for the SSSC to be credible and reliable.

“They gave their evidence in a clear, concise manner and did not demonstrate any prejudice or desire to influence any particular outcome.”

Jarju strongly denied the accusations, stating they could “never behave in such a way to a resident” and that they only ever had the interests of the service users at heart".

They then submitted that they felt they were being punished more than the "guilty party” who had the pillow.

Jarju then claimed that it was unfair to suspend them from the job that they loved.

However the SSSC ruled: “A warning would not be appropriate as it would not adequately address the impairment of your fitness to practice nor mark the seriousness of your actions.

“The behaviour was not at the lower end of the scale and the behaviour has not been corrected.”