Family files lawsuit in case of elder abuse
Saturday, Mar 15, 2008 - 11:43 PM Updated: 12:04 AM
By Patricia Burkett
A wrongful death lawsuit has now been filed in the case of 62-year-old Mary Terry.
She died in February as a result of severe malnutrition.
Police say she had not been fed for at least 30 days when they found her.
Two family members were in charge of her.
However, other family members have sued the State Department of Social Services, the Darlington County Department of Social Services, caretaker Lisa Gibson and social worker Ada Antoine, who were assigned to the case.
On Friday, Darlington Police arrested a social worker in the Terry case.
D.S.S. employee Lisa Gibson turned herself in.
Police say she checked on Terry and eventually Terry's mother, and did not report when Terry was near death.
Her charge is a misdemeanor.
Police say Terry's son, Timothy Sims, and his cousin, Less Williams, were Terry's caretakers.
Authorities say the two men essentially starved her to death.
Both men are charged with abuse of a vulnerable adult resulting in death.
Family members Andrew Gurley and Clarence Sims filed a lawsuit in the case.
They claim in the lawsuit that several people and agencies were responsible for checking up on Terry, and failed to do so.
Abridged.
SOURCE: morningNewsOnline
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