Police investigate second possible case of elder abuse
By CHRISTINE VENDEL
Posted on Fri, Mar. 28, 2008 10:15 PM
The Kansas City Star
Kansas City police questioned a woman Friday after her 77-year-old mother was taken to a hospital covered with her own waste and suffering large bed sores.
It was the second case of possible elder abuse that police have investigated within two weeks. Police released the 56-year-old daughter from custody Friday, pending further investigation.
Relatives took the 77-year-old woman to a hospital March 19. She had pneumonia, a severe blood infection, an ulcer on her tongue and a large bruise on her knee. She also had bed sores that police think were caused by “prolonged exposure” to her own waste, according to a police report.
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SOURCE: kansasStar
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