Ex-nurse gets time in prison: Woman, 28, gave laxatives to five nursing home patients to make mess for co-worker at facility
Saturday, March 5th, 2005.
Medina, Ohio licensed practical nurse Kima Koha (Moenich), 28, was sentenced to 10 months in prison for giving laxatives to nursing home patients in her care. Koha gave five elderly residents milk of magnesia in an aim to create a mess for the day shift nurse. A tearful apology from Koha and letters of support from former-coworkers did not dissuade the judge from assigning jail time; the judge did rule that Koha could apply for early realease after five months.
From the article
But on May 30, Koha was more vengeful than compassionate. The former licensed practical nurse gave milk of magnesia to five residents of Wildwood Care Center on Hadcock Road in Brunswick, knowing it would act as a laxative. She told a probation officer that she did it to get back at the day-shift nurse.
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