PEMBERTON, NJ – A former home healthcare worker who beat one of his young female patients at her home in Southampton is heading to prison
A 36-year-old resident of Pemberton Township was sentenced to 23 years in New Jersey state prison for physically abusing a severely developmentally impaired girl while working as a caregiver at the family’s Southampton residence, announced Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia L. Bradshaw.
Edmondo DiPaolo was sentenced by the Hon. on November 18, in Mount Holly. This year, Gerard Breland, J.S.C. DiPaolo pled guilty to two counts of Aggravated Assault (Second Degree) and one count of Endangering the Welfare of a Child (Second Degree). DiPaolo broke the victim’s femur during diaper change in March 2020. Due to her condition, she was unable to swallow. DiPaolo forced water and a small stuffed animal into her mouth.
The 16-year-old victim has since died from causes unrelated to the abuse. She had a neurological disorder and was immobile.
She was also partially blind, unable to speak, and received medication and food through tubes. When family members discovered an injury to the victim’s leg, law enforcement contacted them. As an employee of Preferred Home Health Care & Nursing Services, Inc., DiPaolo worked at the residence for seven months.