Name: Arville Rhodes.
Died: November 22, 2011.
Age at death: 63.
Cause of death: Head injury, pneumonia, malnutrition.
Location: New Tazewell, Tennessee, USA.
Disability: Mental and physical disabilities “from childhood”.
Details:
Arville was beaten and neglected by his nephew and his nephew’s wife. He died of pneumonia, starvation, head injuries, and untreated bedsores.
Case status:
Johnny Monday Rhodes (Nephew), charged with first-degree murder, physical abuse and gross neglect of an impaired adult; convicted of unspecified charges, sentenced to 10 years.
Sharon Marie Smith (Nephew’s wife), convicted of impaired adult abuse, neglect, and reckless homicide; sentenced to 7-25 years.
Source:
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