Care worker spared jail despite locking cerebral palsy sufferer outside in the cold and feeding him banana with tomato …

Jason Blackwell, 29, abused resident at The Dell home in Sudbury, Suffolk Admitted to locking him outside in the cold and feeding him vile meal He was convicted of two counts of ill treatment at Ipswich Crown Court But Judge John Holt decided to suspend Blackwell's prison sentence He said he spared him jail so he wouldn't be banned from working in care

By Kieran Corcoran

Published: 10:27 EST, 23 May 2014 | Updated: 12:03 EST, 23 May 2014

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Walked free: Jason Blackwell, 29, admitted leaving a cerebral palsy sufferer in his care outside in the cold

A care worker who locked a naked man outside in the cold and fed him disgusting meals of salted banana covered in ketchup has been spared jail.

Jason Blackwell, 29, admitted abandoning his victim - who suffers from cerebral palsy - out in the cold and feeding him the vile concoction while he worked at The Dell care home in Sudbury, Suffolk.

But despite the judge in the case admitting that the offences warranted a prison sentence, he decided that Blackwell shouldn't be jailed - so that he could get another job in a care home.

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