Name: Anita Arias.
Died: January 21, 2019.
Age at death: 87.
Cause of death: Dehydration, starvation, hyperglycemia.
Location: Melbourne, Florida, USA.
Disability: Dementia, diabetes.
Details:
When Anita’s grandson brought her to the hospital, she was unresponsive. Doctors reported her poor condition and many infected bedsores to police. Investigators described her house, where she had been living with her grandson and his wife, as filthy and cluttered, with evidence of severe neglect. Anita died of dehydration and starvation with severe bedsores and a blood sugar that was as high as the test could measure.
Case status:
Allen Arias (Grandson), charged with aggravated manslaughter of an elderly person.
Source:
Melbourne man arrested after grandmother, 87, died from lack of medication and care, police say
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Melbourne man charged after grandmother’s death
Melbourne man arrested after grandmother, 87, died from lack of medication and care, police say
Affidavit for Arrest Warrant (Allen Glenn Arias)