March 29, 2010
A third caretaker faces charges of neglecting and abusing a 73-year-old man.
Nancy Muriel Wright, 61, of 316 N. Morris St., Gastonia, faces elder abuse and neglect charges for confining Zettie Muriel to a bed for nearly three months and failing to provide medical care, which caused serious injury, according to arrest warrants.
Wright is Muriel’s sister, according to Gastonia Police Sgt. Jimmy Arndt.
Last Thursday, Gastonia Police filed elder abuse charges against Rodney Carelock and Christel Regina Wright Carelock, both 38, for keeping Zettie Muriel tied to a bed in their home on Morris Street for nearly three months. Muriel was restrained by his ankle and arms, said Gastonia Police Detective D.M. Whitlock last week.
Muriel is Christel Carelock’s uncle and began living with the Carelocks in 2008 after suffering a stroke, said Whitlock. He was fed through a tube and had numerous health problems.
Police investigated the abuse claims after receiving a report from Adult Protective Services, a division of the Gaston County Department of Social Services. Whitlock said social workers removed Muriel from the Carelocks’ home, and he is now living in a long-term care facility.
Wright was placed in Gaston County Jail Monday under a $5,000 secured bond.
SOURCE: The Gaston Gazette
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