An Edinburgh carer has been struck off after being found guilty of assaulting an individual out with their work.
Adewale Adebayo was removed from the register after a hearing with the Scottish Social Service Council informed them that their fitness to practice was impaired due to the incident.
Adebayo was working in a care home setting for adults at the time of the assault in 2020, appearing at Edinburgh Sheriff Court on July 20, 2021.
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Adebayo was found guilty of the assault of a woman, with the police acting on behalf of the victim during the attack on October 17, 2020, where they seized her by the neck, struck her on the head, uttered a threat of violence towards her, pushed her on the body down a flight of stairs and whilst she was lying on the ground, kicked her on the body.
Adebayo also put the woman's life in danger and their actions resulted in severe injuries.
In a separate incident on the same day, also cited by the SSSC, Adebayo was convicted of an offence where they behaved in a threatening manner which was likely to cause a reasonable person to suffer fear or alarm, as well as shouting, acting aggressively, strike the victim and seized their phone from her.
The SSSC had no alternative option but to remove Adebayo from their services, saying that they must not act in a way, inside work or out, that would bring their suitability to work in social services in to question.
They added: "You were convicted of an extremely serious and violent assault of your [information redacted]. Your conduct is fundamentally incompatible with the SSSC Codes of Practice. You were also convicted of behaving in an abusive and violent manner towards your [information redacted].
"The behaviour calls into question whether you have the appropriate values to work in the social services sector supporting vulnerable people. You caused physical harm to your [information redacted] and [information redacted] and exposed them to a significant risk of serious psychological harm."
The council added that Adebayo showed no remorse or regret for their actions and they feared similar actions could be replicated in the future.
An array of factors as to why removal was the only option available for Adebayo were also listed, including the fact that although their actions were outside of work, they were violent and threatening, bringing increased risk of repeated physical and emotional harm to others.
