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Homestead Man Arrested for Battery of Disabled Adult

A South Florida hospital worker is facing an abuse of the elderly charge after he battered a disabled adult, authorities said.

Carlos Cuzan, 44, was arrested Thursday by the Florida Medicaid Fraud Control Unit and the Miami-Dade Police Department, according to the Florida Attorney General's Office.

Cuzan was booked into the Miami-Dade Jail was was being held without bond Thursday. It was unknown if he has an attorney.

Authorities said a co-worker witnessed Cuzan punch the victim several times in the face while employed as a medical health technician at the South Florida Evaluation and Treatment Center in Hialeah.

The victim, who suffers from schizophrenia, was treated for a laceration to his lip, the Attorney General's office said.

Cuzan faces up to five years in prison.

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