TWO care home workers who abused residents have been jailed.

Simran Asif threw a box of tissues at a 90-year-old dementia sufferer, while Ridha Kazmi was filmed pouring water down the back of an 84-year-old resident.

Asif also punched a third victim in the face.

The incidents occurred at Wingfield Care Home, Bingley.

At Bradford Crown Court, Asif, 23, of Park Terrace, Keighley, was sentenced to 11 months imprisonment and Kazmi, 24, of Brantwood Road, Bradford, received two months.

Both pleaded guilty to being a care worker ill-treating/wilfully neglecting an individual.

Mitigating for Asif, Rebecca Young said she accepted she was in a position of trust dealing with vulnerable people who were left in her care. She said she deeply regretted her actions and offered “a genuine heartfelt apology” to the victims and their families.

Mitigating for Kazmi, Saf Salam said her behaviour had been “deplorable” but that it was her bravery in acting as a whistle-blower that led to the prosecution being brought “to her own detriment”.

Recorder Paul Reid condemned their actions as "casual cruelty".

Sentencing the pair, he added: “The victims were very elderly indeed.

“They were vulnerable and not in a position to look after themselves."