Sheriff’s deputies in North Carolina arrested a man this month after they found an elderly woman and more than 40 hybrid wolf-dogs living in a home that was “uninhabitable for people and dogs.” The Davidson County Sheriff’s Office said it began it’s investigation earlier this month and arrested Melvin “Sonny” Berry on June 24 on …
A Florida nursing assistant has been charged with aggravated abuse and neglect of an elderly person after she allegedly posted a photo showing her abusing a dementia patient for social media likes. Gabriel Woods was arrested on Wednesday and released on a $2,000 bond. On Thursday, she posted a link to an article about her …
Two Florida health care workers have been arrested after they allegedly livestreamed themselves abusing and mocking an elderly dementia patient in their care. The Brevard County Sheriff’s Office said Jada Harris, 18, and Shy’Tiona Jazziemysha Bishop, 20, were charged with video voyeurism, abuse of an elderly person, and interception/disclosure of wire or oral communications for …
State Attorney: “Every incident of alleged elder exploitation or abuse touches our heart and never fails to shock us. It seems particularly harder to understand when the alleged perpetrator of the exploitation is a daughter, or a son or another blood relative”
A 93-year-old dementia patient has died and two others were hospitalized after they were reportedly given dishwashing liquid instead of juice at a California senior living facility on Sunday. Atria Park Senior Living confirmed the mixup to KTLA. Gertrude Maxwell’s family said she died after she was given the substance, which staff reportedly claimed was …
An Alabama father and his adult daughter were charged Wednesday with elderly abuse and first-degree neglect, and the father was additionally charged with manslaughter. The Valley Police Department said it responded to a call on March 16 and found 72-year-old Janice Ramsey Hawkins dead in the living room. Hawkins’ husband, 74-year-old Walter Alfred Hawkins, and …
A California woman already jailed for attempted murder and elder abuse for attacks on her father and stepmother may now face a murder charge after her father died from his injuries. Genesis Noemi Ochoa, 30, was arrested on April 26, a day after the attack on Juan Ochoa Rodriguez, 74, and his wife in the …
The victim reportedly said he had not eaten in four days
A Texas grand jury indicted a man last week in connection with the September 2021 death of his disabled, elderly mother — who authorities said was neglected for months before she died. In September 2021, Bexar County police responded to an Elmendorf residence amid reports that Juan Huerta’s mother, Maria Huerta, 74, had died in …
A nursing assistant in Ohio was arrested on Thursday for allegedly sexually assaulting at least three elderly men at an assisted care facility. Massillon Police detective David McConnell told WEWS that Tiara Ford, 23, filmed herself committing sex crimes on residents with dementia at The Inn at University Village. While Ford resigned in December, in …
A Missouri nursing assistant has been accused of sexually abusing a 75-year-old patient who cannot move without assistance. Calieb Chase Craft, 24, was arrested on Thursday and charged with sodomy, sexual abuse, and elder abuse, according to court records. His employer, CoxHealth, said Friday it had fired him. According to the Springfield News-Leader, a 75-year-old …
A Florida woman has been arrested for the 2018 death of her 85-year-old mother, who was found dead of “severe emaciation” and a bladder infection, wearing a trash bag as a diaper. Kim Zaheer, 64, was charged with manslaughter of an elderly disabled adult and is being held on a $500,000 bond, the Flagler County …
