Lisa Curry is now behind bars for slapping an elderly resident, placing her arm up her back and spraying water from a shower head into her face at Buckreddan Care Centre on Irvine Road, Kilwinning on November 14 last year. Despite telling the court she had recently been diagnosed with ovarian cancer, Sheriff Elizabeth McFarlane sentenced her to six months behind bars. The 24-year-old denied two charges of assault but after a summary trial in August she was found guilty of assaulting the vulnerable woman. Curry, of Pladda Road in Saltcoats, was convicted of placing a running shower head onto her face and then placing her victim’s arm behind her back and slapping her on the face. She was also found guilty of assaulting the same woman between November 1 and November 17 by slapping her on the body. Sentencing was adjourned until in August while medical reports and a Criminal Justice Social Work Report to be obtained. The court heard how Curry had never offended before and had worked at Buckreddan Lodge for seven years. A spokeswoman for the care home confirmed Curry no longer worked there. Curry immediately appealed her sentence and is awaiting a response. - See more at: http://www.irvinetimes.com/news/irvine/articles/2014/09/29/511115-care-worker-jailed-for-assaulting-pensioner/#sthash.7dj6DXV4.dpuf