Fresno man gets year for elder abuse
Published online, Jun. 05, 2009
By Pablo Lopez
The Fresno Bee
A 63-year-old Fresno man was sentenced this morning to a year in jail after pleading no contest to elder abuse in connection with the death of his mother, who was covered with bed sores, had a gangrenous toe and weighed 69 pounds when she died in March.
Angel Gutierrez said in Fresno County Superior Court he was sorry about neglecting his 91-year-old mother, Anita Soto Gutierrez.
“I did the best I could,” he said.
But Deputy District Attorney Tim Donovan said Gutierrez did nothing to help his mother. “She died a slow, painful death,” Donovan said. “He stripped her of her dignity.”
Judge Judge Rosendo Peña agreed, telling Gutierrez: “You could have done a better job.”
Peña said he sentenced Gutierrez to a year in jail because he admitted wrongdoing early and has no prior criminal record. Gutierrez also will be on five years of probation. If he violates probation, he could face up to four years in prison.
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