Name: Karen Allen.
Died: January 6, 2017.
Age at death: 74.
Cause of death: Pulmonary embolism.
Location: Tampa, Florida, USA.
Disability: Dementia.
Details:
Karen died from malnutrition and from having been left immobile for a long time, which caused a blood clot to form in her lungs and kill her. She weighed 68 pounds.
Case status:
Harold Earl Allen (Husband), charged with aggravated manslaughter of an elderly disabled adult; died before trial.
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