Name: Judith Howe.
Died: April 16, 2018.
Age at death: 73.
Cause of death: Sepsis, malnutrition.
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
Disability: Alzheimer’s disease, aphasia.
Details:
When told by friends that she should take Judith to the doctor, Judith’s daughter and caregiver refused to do so despite her mother’s worsening condition and, instead of caring for her mother, spent her mother’s money on herself. Eventually someone called for a welfare check, and Judith was brought to the hospital with severe bedsores, weighing 80 pounds. Too far gone to survive, she died in hospice from a combination of infection and malnutrition.
Case status:
Sandy Howe (Daughter), convicted of abuse of an elderly person with severe bodily harm; sentenced to 6-15 years.
Source:
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