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Geneva, Illinois sisters indicted after charges of abuse and neglect of their elderly mother

By Levin & Perconti

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Two sisters living in Geneva, Illinois have been indicted in the death of their 84-year-old mother on two counts each of criminal neglect of an elderly person, reported the Kane County Chronicle. Paramedics responded to a 911 call and discovered a scene typical of elder abuse and neglect in the home; the woman was found covered in ants, urine and feces which caused a sickening stench.The prosecuting attorney presented the jury with photos of the woman's condition and the coroner's report, which noted that bladder cancer, neglect, malnourishment and dehydration contributed to the development of pneumonia, ultimately causing the woman's death.

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Full post as published by Illinois Nursing Home Abuse Blog on January 10, 2008 (boomark / email).

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