Discovery Bay caretaker arrested in death of elderly man
By Robert Salonga
Contra Costa Times
07/20/2009
A live-in caretaker was arrested after an elderly man was found dead in his home and his wife was hospitalized because of heat-related ailments, the Contra Costa County Sheriff's Office said.
Investigators suspect that the woman, who has been caring for the wife for less than a year, did not turn on the home's air conditioning in 100-degree weather, said sheriff's spokesman Jimmy Lee.
Sheriff's deputies went to a home in the 1200 block of Discovery Bay Boulevard about 11:15 p.m. Saturday, where an elderly man was reported as not breathing. Firefighters and an ambulance were already there and George Brim, 90, was pronounced dead in an upstairs bedroom. His 85-year-old wife, Shirley Brim, was hospitalized with heat-related ailments.
While an investigation is in its early stages, Lee said it was apparent to investigators that the air conditioning in the home, which was to be monitored by the caretaker, had not been turned on in some time. The windows of the bedroom where the man was found dead were closed when emergency crews arrived.
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