A worker at the Atria Park assisted living facility in San Mateo is facing two counts of involuntary manslaughter and elder abuse charges for the poisoning of three elderly residents mistakenly served cleaning solution instead of cranberry juice.
San Mateo District Attorney Steve Wagstaffe said that while Rivera Mendoza has been remorseful and clearly did not intend for the fluid to be served to residents, there’s clear evidence of criminal negligence.
One critical piece of the case, he says, is the kitchen surveillance video showing Rivera Mendoza pouring out cleaner from a larger container into the pitcher. “It's very hard to deal with a 5-gallon drum,” Wagstaffe said, “and so she poured it into a fruit pitcher that is used to serve drinks, intending to then take that and move it elsewhere to do the cleaning with just a simple little container. And she left it, she got busy with some other things.
Schroder, who is suing Atria for wrongful death, says she is uncomfortable that the only charges filed so far are against the care worker, not the management.
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