Carers at a nursing home 'put underpants' over the head of an 85-year-old with dementia and 'waved their bum in her face', a court has heard.

Five members of staff at Wavetree Nursing home are on trial in Liverpool after CCTV footage captured the alleged abuse.

It is claimed senior care assistant William Vasey repeatedly placed the garment on the woman - though he insists he only did so in order to put rollers in her hair.

Colleague Wendy Shelley is meanwhile accused of 'shaking her bum in the face of' the pensioner, with her excuse being she did this 'as a bit of fun' after being called 'fat arse' by the service user.

Co-workers Josh Ireland, Valerie Marshall and Adelle McIlhatton are also facing a jury, with the carers and nurse being said to have watched and laughed as the OAP was 'humiliated and ganged up on'.