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June 4, 2008

Woman Charged With Elder Abuse and Murder (Lee's Summit, USA)

Lee’s Summit woman charged in 'terrible case' of elder abuse
By KEVIN HOFFMANN and KATE CERVE
The Kansas City Star

Authorities today charged a Lee’s Summit woman with murder and accused her of horrific abuse in the death of her mother.

Glenda I. Grimes, 55, appeared in court this morning on charges of second-degree murder, domestic assault and elder abuse. She was ordered held on $100,000.
Jackson County Prosecutor Jim Kanatzar called the crimes the worst case of elder abuse in his 15 years of prosecuting.

“This is a terrible case,” he said. “We get elder abuse cases in this office but I’ve never seen anything this bad.”

The victim, Glenda Stevens, died Feb. 20 in a Lee’s Summit apartment where she lived with Grimes. Grimes told police she had lived with her mother since March 2006 and was her primary caregiver.

Police began investigating the case when Grimes called them to report her mother’s death. Police noticed severe bed sores on Stevens’ body along with other injuries including a broken leg.
An autopsy by the Jackson County medical examiner’s office determined that Stevens, 72, died of multiple blunt force injuries and ruled the death a homicide.

According to court records, the Missouri Division of Senior and Disability Services received a hotline call about Stevens’ condition in early 2006 and at least two more in June of 2006.
The state took no action on the case, but it was not immediately clear why.

Kanatzar said that his office also was looking into whether any financial crimes were committed in the case. Grimes said that she had power of attorney over her mother and was the only one who provided care for her. Court documents allege that Stevens had $40,000 when she moved in with Grimes.

“That bank account has been exhausted and cleaned out,” Kanatzar said. “From the living conditions, it’s pretty clear that none of that was spent on the care of the victim.”
Grimes, who has worked as a certified nursing assistant at area hospitals, said she routinely treated her mother with corn starch, honey and aloe, according to court documents. Grimes told police that when her mother broke her leg, she treated it with an antibiotic and corn starch then wrapped it with a diaper and tape.

SOURCE: KansascityNews
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