インディアナ州エバンズビル在住の51歳の女が、高齢の父親と発達障害のある弟を極めて不衛生な環境で放置したとして、要介護者保護責任放棄の罪で2件の訴追を受けた。
5月1日、害虫駆除業者が住民が排泄物にまみれているのを目撃したとの通報を受け、警察がリンカーン・アベニューの住宅に出動した。警察官によると、室内は床や家具、二人の男性が横たわっていた寝具に至るまで尿や糞便で覆われており、凄惨な状況だったという。認知機能が低下している父親は酸素飽和度が87％まで低下し激しい咳をしており、弟については約1週間医療ケアを受けられず病状が悪化し、体に開いた傷とゼーゼーという荒い咳が見られた。
A man and woman in Indiana face charges after allegedly allowing the man's autistic brother to suffer severe neglect in a filthy home, where blankets stuck to open wounds on his feet.
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Ava Washington, 47, faces charges of wanton abuse or neglect of an adult after her husband reported her striking her vulnerable father, who has dementia. The incident came to light through a recording provided to authorities in Hardin County, Kentucky. Washington was arrested in December and released days ago ahead of her October trial.
A 35-year-old Indiana woman received a short prison term after being convicted of neglecting her four-month-old daughter, who died in 2024.
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A 71-year-old Kansas woman has been sentenced to 40 months in prison after pleading guilty to mistreating and neglecting her 94-year-old mother, who died following prolonged abuse. Linda Oeding prevented family access to Betty Oeding and rejected immediate medical aid when her mother became unresponsive. The case highlights severe elder neglect in rural Spivey.