Two other suspects in elder abuse case, 'rising tide' of abuse in Genesee County
December 10, 2009
A home healthcare worker and another relative of Donald Turpin will also face charges for allegedly abusing the 78-year-old paraplegic man.
Genesee County Prosecutor David Leyton said Janine Leff, a private health care worker, and Brittany Davis, another relative of Turpin's, will also face charged in the case. Mary Jo Davis, 66, of Burton has been charged with first-degree vulnerable adult abuse and embezzling $100,000 from her brother.
Genesee County Sheriff Robert Pickell said there is a "rising tide of elder abuse" in the area that concerns him.
"This is a serious social problem that we have in our community in Flint and Genesee County," he said.
Pickell said he and Leyton plan to hold an elder abuse summit after the holidays to find new ways to protect vulnerable adults in the community.
SOURCE: MLIVE.COM
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