Elkhart woman sentenced in guardianship fraud case

by Jon Zimney

An Elkhart woman has been sentenced to prison after admitting to fraud involving a disabled adult under her care.

 

Debra Collins pleaded guilty to one count of fraud after authorities found she improperly spent Social Security benefits belonging to the victim. Prosecutors say Collins transferred thousands of dollars from the victim’s account and used the money for personal expenses, including purchases at retail stores and online shopping.

 

Collins was sentenced to four-and-a-half years, with one year suspended. She will serve 18 months in prison, followed by home detention and probation. 

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A Mira Mesa woman was sentenced after pleading guilty in an elder abuse case involving a residential care facility.

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Omaha woman sentenced in financial exploitation of vulnerable adult case

by Jake Anderson

OMAHA, Neb. —  An Omaha woman accused of financial exploitation of a vulnerable adult was convicted and sentenced in the case.

Andrea Heim was found guilty of misdemeanor theft by unlawful taking, according to court documents.

She was sentenced to 18 months of probation in the case. As part of a plea agreement, an abuse of a vulnerable adult charge was dismissed, court documents state.

Heim and Patrick Thornton, a couple who lived together, were "assigned caretakers" who received the adult into their home in March 2025.

Although the couple received a monthly stipend of $755 to offset the adult's room and board costs, investigators reported finding bank records totaling over $2,500 in unauthorized purchases on the adult's personal debit card. 

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Woman sentenced to 20 years for exploiting, stealing $260K from College Station elderly

By: Taylor Helmes 

BRYAN, Texas (KRHD) — On Monday, a judge sentenced a woman to 20 years in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for her role in a scheme that defrauded a 64-year-old College Station woman of $260,000, nearly all her life savings.

Crystal Allen pled guilty to theft of property $150,000-$300,000, theft from the elderly $2,500-$30,000, and possession of a controlled substance.

The investigation started in September 2021 after the victim was in the hospital for an injury. The Brazos County District Attorney Office said in a press release that a family member caring for the elderly woman noticed large amounts of money missing from her accounts and contacted the College Station Police Department.

Detectives found that over the course of a year, Allen emptied the victim's finances.

Allen first met the victim in October 2020 and started offering to help her with errands, cleaning, and deliveries.

"As she gained the victim's trust, Allen secretly obtained access to her personal and financial information. She fraudulently opened bank accounts, paid her own bills using the victim's money, and transferred funds to herself using digital payment platforms such as PayPal and Square," the press release said.

At the beginning of Allen and the victim's relationship, the victim had over $260,000 across three bank accounts. When the theft was discovered, the three bank accounts had a combined balance of less than $4,000.

At the time of the exploitation and theft, Allen had a prior conviction for burglary of a habitation which she previously served a prison sentenced for. While these charges were pending, Allen was also arrested in Burleson County for theft by check charges, showing a continued pattern of dishonest and criminal behavior.

As part of the judge's sentence, Allen is to pay the $260,000 in restitution to compensate the victim for her losses.

The Brazos County District Attorney's Office says that there could potentially be more victims of Allen, since she continued to advertise that she was an elderly assistant even after this arrest. The District Attorney's Office asks that if people believe they are a victim to come forward and to contact the College Station Police Department.

"This case highlights how financial predators can insert themselves into the lives of vulnerable individuals under the guise of helping. This defendant didn't just steal money - she stole security, peace of mind, and years of trust. We are grateful to the College Station Police Department for their thorough and diligent investigation."

- Rachel Porter and Kevin Capps, Assistant District Attorneys

This case was investigated by Detective Stephen Schoellman with the College Station Police Department. Assistant District Attorneys Rachel Porter and Kevin Capps prosecuted the case of behalf of the State of Texas with the help of Investigator Tiffany Graves and Victim Assistance Coordinator Shae Cooks. 

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Fake nurse administered medication to patients at Maryland nursing home, officials say

Story by Natalie Demaree

A Maryland woman has been sentenced after officials said she posed as a registered nurse and handed out medication to patients at a nursing home.

Nicole Van-Horn, 38, faked documentation as a registered nurse to get a job at Denton Nursing and Rehab, the Maryland Attorney General’s Office said in a Jan. 30 news release.

On Jan. 22, she pleaded guilty to one count of Medicaid fraud after she was accused of causing Maryland Medicaid to pay over $3,500 for fake nursing services, prosecutors said.

Now, Van-Horn will serve five years of probation with the first three years under supervision by the Division of Parole and Probation, officials said.

“When someone poses as a medical provider and practices without a license, they threaten the health and safety of those entrusted to their care — a threat made even more serious when their patients are elderly or disabled, some of the most vulnerable Marylanders in our State,” Attorney General Anthony G. Brown said in the release.

Van-Horn fraudulently used identification from a registered nurse in Pennsylvania who has a similar name, then worked nine shifts in August 2023 at the nursing home and rehabilitation center, officials said.

She also pretended to have degrees from the University of Pennsylvania and Pennsylvania State University, but records of her attending those schools do not exist, according to prosecutors.

During her time working at the nursing home, Van-Horn “administered medications, cared for patients, and supervised registered nurses, geriatric nursing assistants, and certified medical assistants,” officials said.

Van-Horn is not allowed to work as a nurse unless properly licensed during her probation, and she is not allowed to care for older or vulnerable adults, officials said. She is also excluded from working with any federal- or state-funded health care agency.

Denton is about a 45-mile drive southeast from Annapolis.

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Naples woman sentenced for exploiting elderly couple

By Taylor Daugherty

NAPLES, Florida — A 69-year-old woman has been sentenced to prison for financially exploiting an elderly couple in Naples, stealing over $100,000 in jewelry, cash, and a car. 

Lynn Marie Keller was sentenced to 10 years in prison followed by five years of probation, with special conditions, by Collier County Circuit Judge Elizabeth Krier.

Keller was ordered to pay $112,000 in restitution after a jury found her guilty of nine counts of exploitation of the elderly following a weeklong trial last December. The charges stem from incidents reported in 2019 when the Collier County Sheriff's Office (CCSO) discovered that jewelry, a car, and personal banking documents had been stolen from an 81-year-old woman in hospice care and her 87-year-old husband in a skilled nursing facility.

Detectives traced the crimes to Keller, who forged the female victim's name on a new Kia Sorrento, transferring the title to herself as a gift while the victim was in a coma. Keller also transferred funds from the couple's account to her own and forged checks in their names. 

The investigation revealed transactions made by Keller using a power of attorney and the couple's joint banking accounts.

Upon the female victim's death, Keller took items from the couple's house and fled the area, instructing a friend of the victim not to inform the son of his mother's passing. 

Keller was arrested in 2021 on a CCSO warrant after being located in Monroe County. "Thanks to excellent investigative work by our detectives and a successful prosecution by our State Attorney's Office, this individual is going to prison where she won't be able to prey on vulnerable members of our community," Sheriff Kevin Rambosk said.

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Rochester woman to pay $80K in restitution after financially exploiting elderly man

Colleen Siverling and her ex-husband were charged with aiding and abetting financial exploitation after writing themselves checks totaling over $125,000. Siverling was sentenced on Sept. 30.

By Olivia Estright

ROCHESTER — A Rochester woman was sentenced to pay nearly $80,000 in restitution after pleading guilty to financially exploiting an elderly man, according to a sentencing order filed on Tuesday.

Colleen Marie Siverling, formerly Siverling-Keigher, 36, was charged with two counts of aiding and abetting the financial exploitation of a vulnerable adult with her now-ex-husband, Corey Jonathon Keigher, 35. The couple was charged separately, and Siverling entered a guilty plea in February.

In exchange for her guilty plea, one count was dismissed. Siverling was sentenced to five years of supervised probation and pay $79,718 in restitution. Olmsted County District Judge Pamela King ordered her to pay a monthly minimum payment of $50.

According to the criminal complaint, the pair wrote themselves checks totaling $125,025.25 from the bank account of a man over whom Siverling had a power of attorney order.

The investigation into the couple began in January 2022 after the Olmsted County Sheriff's Office received a vulnerable adult maltreatment report.

The couple told an investigator with OCSO that they had been working to improve the man's home after he went into a hospital in February 2019 for his fourth stroke.

The man, who is in his 80s, resides in a memory care facility in Olmsted County.

Siverling told the investigator that a lawyer told her to charge $25 an hour while serving as the man's power of attorney.

The couple provided no invoices or proof of any home improvements but did say they used the money to purchase new tires for their camper and bought around $4,000 dollars of jewelry for Siverling.

A pretrial hearing is scheduled for Keigher in March 2025.

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Pittsfield Woman Sentenced to Probation, Restitution for Financial Exploitation of the Elderly

By Benjamin Cox

A Pittsfield woman has been sentenced to lengthy probation for financial exploitation of the elderly in Pike County.

48-year old Brooke L. England pleaded guilty on Tuesday to the charge in front of Chief Judge J. Frank McCartney.

According to the Pike County Sheriff’s Office, on February 2^nd, the Pike County Sheriff’s Department received information from a local financial institution regarding suspicious transactions on an elderly person’s bank account.

Chief Deputy Zack Orr said subsequent to an investigation, several search warrants were issued and executed for banking and financial records. It was determined through the course of the criminal investigation that a significant amount of money was unlawfully taken from the account. An exact amount of how much was taken has not been disclosed.

Chief Deputy Orr submitted an investigative report to the Pike County State’s Attorney’s Office for review and England was subsequently charged with financial exploitation of the elderly between $5,000 and $50,000, a Class 2 Felony.

On February 26^th, England turned herself into the Pike County Sheriff’s Department where she was booked and released.

England was sentenced on Tuesday to 4 years of adult probation, and ordered to pay an undisclosed county fine plus restitution in the amount of $100 per month until the amount is deemed fulfilled by the court.

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Wabasha woman sentenced for embezzling over $3 million

by Mike Bunge

WABASHA, Minn. – A southeast Minnesota woman is sentenced for embezzling over $3 million from her employer.

Sharon Ann Schmalzriedt, 62 of Wabasha, was charged with felony theft and financial exploitation of a vulnerable adult.  She pleaded guilty to the theft charge and the other was dismissed as part of a plea deal.

The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension says Schmalzriedt began an online affair in October 2019 with an individual identified as “Erik Lockwood.”  Investigators say “Lockwood” told Schmalzriedt he was owed $7 million for work “Lockwood” did in Dubai but needed to borrow United States currency in order to get that money.

According to court documents, Schmalzriedt began sending “Lockwood” her own money, then began stealing money for him from the Lewiston-based business Schmalzriedt worked for as a bookkeeper.  Agents say Schmalzriedt also stole money from a vulnerable adult she was financially responsible for and sent it to “Lockwood.”

Investigators say Schmalzriedt embezzled $3,751,337.06 from the business and $17,150 from the vulnerable adult.

Schmalzriedt has now been sentenced to five years of supervised probation and 1,000 hours of community work service.  She has also been ordered to repay the money stolen from the business.

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Plymouth resident sentenced on elder exploitation charges

By ADAM DRAPCHO

PLYMOUTH — Michelle Trojano, who previously pleaded guilty to two counts of felony theft, has been sentenced by Grafton Superior Court to 12 months of incarceration. She has also been ordered to pay restitution to her victims.

Trojano, 30, of Plymouth, was prosecuted by the Attorney General’s Office Elder Abuse and Financial Exploitation Unit for two thefts, each considered felonies involving amounts greater than $1,500.

The first charge accused Trojano of exercising control of another person’s bank account from December 2017 to June 2019, “with a purpose to deprive” the rightful owners of the account, according to a press release from the Attorney General’s office. On this charge, Trojano was sentenced to 12 months in the house of corrections, and was ordered to pay $159,759.54 in restitution.

A second charge held that Trojano had gained similar control over another person’s bank account from April 2 to April 26, 2019. For this charge, Trojano was given a suspended sentence of up to seven years in state prison, and was ordered to pay restitution of $8,300.

A LinkedIn profile matching Trojano’s name listed her occupation as a teacher at New Hampton School. A person who works in New Hampton School’s human resources department said Trojano is not currently an employee of the school, but couldn’t say whether she had previously worked there.

The case was investigated by Plymouth Police Department and prosecuted by Bryan J. Townsend II, senior assistant attorney general, of the elder abuse and financial exploitation unit.

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Woman sentenced to 15 years in prison in Decatur Co. elder exploitation charges

In addition to prison time, she will also have to pay over $400,000 back to the victim.(MGN)

By Seth Feiner and WALB News Team

BAINBRIDGE, Ga. (WALB) - A woman has been sentenced to 15 years of prison time following guilty verdicts reached in an elder exploitation case.

In November, Angel Byrd, 32, pleaded guilty, to four charges including two counts of exploitation and intimidation of a disabled adult, elder person or resident, and two counts of theft by conversion.

She is sentenced to 60 years, with 15 to serve in prison and the rest on probation. Byrd is also ordered to pay restitution of $478,712.56 back to the estate of the victim.

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Saginaw Woman Sentenced to 15 Months Incarceration for Embezzling from a Vulnerable Adult

LANSING – Valda Cork, 60, was sentenced today to 15 months incarceration by Judge Darnell Jackson in the 10th Circuit Court in Saginaw County, announced Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel. Cork pled guilty in June to one count of Embezzlement of $100,000 or more from a Vulnerable Adult, and agreed to a restitution order to repay $196,394 to her mother’s estate and the Michigan Department of Treasury.  

In 2018, Cork was appointed as her mother’s guardian and conservator after her mother suffered multiple strokes and was unable to care for herself. It was alleged that over a 12-month period, Cork spent approximately $1.1 million of her mother’s money, which included $228,817 in spending Cork did not report to probate court and $664,872 for the purchase of a condo in Pompano Beach, Florida for which Cork did not have court authorization and the remainder she claimed to have spent on her mother. She purchased the condo using a “ladybird” deed, allowing Cork to inherit the condo when her mother died without having to go through probate, thereby preventing her siblings from inheriting any part of it.  

After the probate court appointed a new guardian and conservator for Cork’s mother, the condo was sold, and the proceeds were paid back to her mother’s estate. Restitution is less than the amount Cork embezzled because the probate court ordered the sale of the Pompano Beach condo, which resulted in partial reimbursement to the estate, and because Cork paid back $100,000 after the probate court ordered a forensic evaluation of her conservatorship. 

“Unfortunately, even family members cannot always be trusted to safeguard the property of their loved ones. We always warn vulnerable adults and those who care for those adults to be cautious about who has access to a protected person’s property,” Nessel said at the time of Cork’s plea. “Vulnerable adults should be able to live in comfort without being taken advantage of by those appointed to care for them.” 

The case was referred to the Department of Attorney General’s office by the Saginaw County Prosecutor’s Office.

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Ramona Woman Sentenced for Grand Theft

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, May 3, 2023

Contact: Tony Mangan, Communications Director, 605-773-6878

 

Ramona Woman Sentenced for Grand Theft

PIERRE, S.D.  – South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has announced that Melba Jean Bickett of Ramona, S.D. has been sentenced to two years in the South Dakota Women’s Prison after pleading guilty to one count of Grand Theft. Both years were suspended on the condition that Bickett serve 60 days in the Lake County Jail and perform 40 hours of Community Service.

Between Jan.1, 2008 and Dec. 31, 2013, while working as a teller for First American State Bank, Bickett took $153,000 from her father’s bank account and moved the money into her bank account or her son’s bank account. All the transactions were done without her father’s permission.

Bickett was sentenced Monday in Kingsbury County Court. She also was ordered to pay back the entire $153,000 to her father’s estate.

The case was investigated by the Lake County Sheriff’s office, the Kingsbury County Sheriff’s office, and the South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation. The case was prosecuted by the South Dakota Attorney General’s Office and its Elder Abuse and Financial Exploitation Unit.

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Oakland County Woman Sentenced for Stealing $70,000 from Elderly Victim

LANSING – An Oakland County woman who pled guilty to stealing from an elderly veteran has been sentenced, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced today.

Margaret Risdon, 62, of Bloomfield Hills, was convicted of one count of Embezzlement from a Vulnerable Adult between $50,000 and $100,000, a 15-year felony. 

Judge David M. Cohen of the 6th Circuit Court sentenced Risdon to three years’ probation and 100 hours of community service. Risdon was also ordered to work a part-time job and is prohibited from violating any law or consuming drugs and alcohol. Risdon was also ordered to pay $72,843 in restitution to the victim’s estate.

This matter was referred to the Michigan Department of Attorney General from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, which began its investigation after the victim raised concerns that someone was stealing from him.

“Protecting our most vulnerable populations is one of my top priorities,” Nessel said. “I appreciate the hard work done by investigators at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and the dedication of my prosecutors who relentlessly pursue those who target our state’s most vulnerable adults.”

Between November 2016 and July 2017, Risdon wrote checks from the victim’s bank account to herself and her business, Electronic Creations, totaling nearly $56,800 and made ATM withdrawals totaling more than $16,000. Risdon would also deposit checks into her bank account and use the money for her own purposes. The victim was disabled and resided in nursing homes and hospitals. Risdon did not have power of attorney for the victim, nor serve as his guardian or conservator. 

Risdon also failed to file State of Michigan income tax returns to account for the roughly $72,000 she received from the victim.

To learn more about the Attorney General’s Elder Abuse Task force and its initiatives, visit the Attorney General’s website.

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Fort Myers woman gets 5-year prison term in senior citizen exploitation case

by Michael Braun

Cynthia Gunn Speed

A Fort Myers woman is headed to prison for more than five years in a case of exploitation of senior citizens.

Cynthia Gunn Speed, 63, was also given 10 years of probation on Monday for two counts of exploiting elderly or disabled persons. She was found guilty in April following a trial in Lee County.

Court documents said Speed exploited two elderly victims by deceiving them into deeding her their property in 2019. She told the pair the document they were signing was an immigration document to benefit workers on a renovation project of the property.

The Lee County Sheriff’s Office Economic Crimes Unit investigated the case and an investigator with the Florida Department of Children and Families, family members of the victims, and two doctors, one for each victim, testified at trial.

Testimony included evidence that the victims would not have been able to understand what they were signing.

In court, an order was also issued directing that the unlawful deed be cancelled and the property be returned to the rightful owner. Restitution was also ordered for the payment of the outstanding taxes on the property.

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Las Vegas woman gets prison in death of elderly man she shoved off bus: 'It's just not fair'

The victim had asked the defendant to be 'nice to the passengers'

By Brie Stimson

A Las Vegas woman was sentenced to eight to 20 years in prison Friday in the death of a 74-year-old man she shoved out the door of a bus in 2019. 

Last month, Cadesha Bishop, 28, pleaded guilty to abuse of an older vulnerable person resulting in substantial bodily harm or death. She had originally been charged with murder, FOX 5 of Las Vegas reported. 

"I’m sorry for my behavior," Bishop told the judge Friday while complaining about her portrayal in the media.

"I’m sorry for the way that I was portrayed in my lowest and weakest moment of my life," she said. "The way that I’ve been portrayed, it’s just not fair for somebody who’s never been in trouble before."

Authorities say Bishop pushed Serge Fournier, 74, off a public bus on March 21, 2019, causing him to hit his head on the sidewalk about eight feet from the door. Before she pushed him, Fournier had reportedly asked Bishop to be "nice to the passengers." Witnesses said she had been swearing and yelling at other riders, according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal. 

Cadesha Bishop was sentenced to eight to 20 years in prison Friday in the death of Serge Fournier. (Las Vegas Metropolitan Police)

She pushed him with both hands "with enough force that he never touched any of the steps," an arrest report said, according to FOX 5. He died a month later. 

A Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department vehicle.

Bishop had posted $100,000 bail on the murder charge but had it revoked last July when she was charged with grand larceny of a vehicle, embezzlement and theft for allegedly failing to return a rental car, according to the Review-Journal.

The charges will be dismissed as part of her plea deal in the Fournier case, the newspaper reported.  

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Iowa woman gets prison for stealing $500,000 from aunt

An Iowa woman has been sentenced to nearly six years in federal prison for stealing roughly half a million dollars from her husband's ailing aunt. (Storyblocks image)

WATERLOO, Iowa (AP) - An Iowa woman has been sentenced to nearly six years in federal prison for stealing roughly half a million dollars from her husband's ailing aunt.

Kimberly Anny Henny was sentenced Friday to five years and 10 months in prison for taking advantage of her husband's aunt, who was blind and suffered from diminished cognitive abilities.

The 53-year-old Waterloo woman was also ordered to pay $494,724 in restitution.

Prosecutors said Henny claimed she took the money to help support the nonprofit she had started, but she actually used the money to pay for a family vacation, furniture, spa expenses and other personal items.

 

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California woman gets 15 years for hitting a 91-year-old man with a brick

(CNN)A California woman who attacked a 91-year-old Mexican man with a concrete brick last year has been sentenced to 15 years in prison.

Laquisha Jones, of Los Angeles, had pleaded no contest in December to one count of elder abuse, infliction of injury. She also admitted to using a deadly weapon -- a brick -- and that she inflicted great bodily injury upon the victim, Rodolfo Rodriguez. 

 

"We were able to reach a disposition that I believe accurately reflects her conduct," Deputy District Attorney Frank Dunnick told CNN affiliate KABC. "It provides a significant punishment. And it sends a message to her and the community that this sort of violence is not going to be tolerated."

 

On July 4, Rodriguez was walking to a park when he passed a woman and a girl, he said. The woman assaulted him without warning, hitting him with a concrete brick and enlisting a group of men to beat him, he said.

 

Rodriguez, who turned 92 in September, suffered a broken jaw, broken cheekbones, two broken ribs and countless bruises, his family said. 

 

Prosecutors say Jones, 30, was also convicted in 2017 of making criminal threats, and she was on probation at the time of the attack for that felony. She was also on probation for a misdemeanor.

 

CNN affiliate KTLA reported the sentence was recommended by prosecutors after a plea deal that dropped an attempted murder charge. It also withdrew a hate crime enhancement that could have added up to three years, Dunnick said. 

 

Rodriguez told KABC that if God forgives Jones, he forgives her, according to a CNN translation.

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Woman sentenced for leaving elderly mother in a chair for a year

Linda Farr, of Stoke-on-Trent in Staffordshire

A woman who left her elderly mother sitting in a chair for up to 12 months before her death has been handed a suspended jail term.

Linda Farr was sentenced to 20 months in prison, suspended for two years, after admitting gross negligence manslaughter of Doreen Shufflebotham, officials at Stafford crown court said.

Shufflebotham, 86, died on 6 September 2016 after becoming increasingly unwell. She had a femur fracture, which had become infected, and developed a pulmonary embolism, sepsis, deep-vein thrombosis and acute bacterial meningitis, Staffordshire police said.

“Medical experts estimated that Doreen had not moved from the chair that she was sitting in for approximately eight-12 months,” the force said.

Three days after her mother’s death, Farr, 68, of Stoke-on-Trent, was arrested and later charged.

DI Dan Ison said: “It is very upsetting to hear the extent of negligence in this case. Doreen’s injuries were incredibly severe and she must have experienced terrible pain in her last few months as she became increasingly ill.

“This was a very traumatic experience for our investigating officers and I would like to praise their professionalism in the face of horrific injuries and conditions.

“I hope this raises awareness to others that appropriate medical advice should always be sought, especially if an elderly person is involved.”

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