NEW JERSEY (PIX11) -- The director of nursing at a rehabilitation center in New Jersey is accused of assaulting a resident and attempting to cover it up, according to the state's Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin.

Patricia Linda-Ahono, 59, of Irvington, New Jersey, was indicted on multiple charges, including aggravated assault, neglect of an elderly or disabled adult, tampering with witnesses, assault on an institutionalized elderly person and falsifying records.

Linda-Ahono allegedly got into a fight with a resident of the E.N.J., at Crystal Lake Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center back in 2023, court documents said.

Video recorded by another nurse at the center appears to show the resident dripping with blood while Linda-Ahono hit him with a broom. During the encounter, Linda-Ahono

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