Police said Craig and Keith Chapman's mother was found in an upstairs bedroom of their home covered in various bodily fluids in March.
 |
| Craig and Keith Chapman (left to right) were arrested and charged with criminal abuse or neglect of an elderly person on Tuesday. (Plainfield Police Department) |
PLAINFIELD, IL — Almost seven months after the death of an elderly Plainfield woman who was covered in bodily fluids when police found her in her bed, her two sons were arrested on outstanding warrants Tuesday and charged with criminal abuse or neglect of an elderly person, Plainfield police said.
On March 28, Plainfield officers responded to a report of an elderly woman in need of medical attention at a home in the 15300 block of South Route 59. When they arrived, police said they noticed an "overwhelming" smell of urine and feces coming from inside the house. In an upstairs bedroom, they found a 73-year-old woman lying in various bodily fluids.
Police said Wednesday the woman, identified as MaryEllen Chapman, appeared to be malnourished and unable to care for herself. She was taken to St. Joseph Hospital in Joliet, where she later died.
Her sons, Craig and Keith Chapman, lived with her at the house and identified themselves to the police as their mom's primary caregiver. Officials said they interviewed the brothers, who both said she had been in that condition for "an extended period of time" and had not received medical care in several months.
The Will County State's Attorney's Office approved two counts of criminal abuse or neglect of an elderly person against the Chapman brothers, officials said. They were arrested Tuesday.
Craig, 43, and Keith, 42, were taken to the Plainfield Police Department
for booking. They were unable to get the necessary bond of $25,000 per
person to post bail, police said, and were taken to the Will County
Adult Detention Facility.
No comments:
Post a Comment