Another Horrible Case of Elder Abuse

Fire Ants And Newspapers
The Washington Post picks up a local story that the Miami Herald covered earlier this week and gives South Florida another opportunity to bask in the warmth of the national media's spotlight.
MIAMI -- A man was charged with elderly abuse after his mother was found covered in red ants and feces in a trailer with no electricity, authorities said Friday.
Lillian V. Smith, 83, was found Tuesday in the abandoned trailer with no running water or bathroom, and died Thursday at a hospital, authorities said.

Sherrill "Bubba" Smith, 49, [pictured above] who shared the trailer with his mother, was charged with elderly abuse, authorities said.

The son inserted newspapers into her to stop feces from spilling onto the bed, The Miami Herald reported, citing a police report.

Doctors said the elder Smith also had a fractured right leg that had not been treated, the arrest report said. An autopsy showed the woman died of natural causes, Miami-Dade Police spokesman Roy Rutland said.

As you might expect, "Bubba" and his mother lived in the Redlands. And if you believe Google maps, it looks like the circled area may have been where the trailer was located on the property.
The main house and the trailers appear to be set well back from the road and away from anyone who might have noticed what was going on.

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