Bedridden elderly woman is found in feces, and police arrest her daughter and son-in-law in the interior of SP
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A 92-year-old woman was rescued by the Civil Police from conditions of mistreatment in Engenheiro Coelho (SP) last Tuesday (16).
A 92-year-old woman was rescued by the Civil Police from conditions of mistreatment in Engenheiro Coelho (SP) last Tuesday (16). According to the police, in the house where she was, there were even traces of feces on the walls and floor. The victim's daughter and son-in-law, both 69 years old, were arrested in the act and denied mistreatment (see what they said below).
After receiving the complaint, the police went to the property, on Rua Alfredo Correia da Rocha, in the Jardim São Paulo neighborhood, and found locked gates and windows sealed by siding and signs.
The agents managed to contact the elderly woman's son-in-law, who hours later arrived at the scene and opened the residence for the team to enter.
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Upon entering, the police found that the property was in precarious conditions, with a lack of ventilation, a strong odor of mold and dirt, and that there were no furniture and appliances considered essential.
Furthermore, the bathroom was in unsanitary conditions, there were insects, dirt spread throughout the rooms and apparent traces of feces on the walls and floor.
According to the Civil Police, the elderly woman was found bedridden at the back of the residence. She appeared to be weak, immobile and covered by a dirty blanket with a strong odor.
As a result, teams from Social Assistance and the Mobile Emergency Care Service (Samu) were called and took the victim to a health unit for medical care.
To EPTV, an affiliate of TV Globo, the city hall informed this Wednesday (17) that the elderly woman continues to be treated in the city's emergency room. There is no information about his health status.
The suspects, whose names were not released, were taken to the police station, where they remained detained and at the disposal of the courts. They must answer for false imprisonment and mistreatment of the elderly. g1 tries to locate the defense.
Bedridden elderly woman was rescued from ill-treatment in Engenheiro Coelho
Civil Police
What did they say?
Asked about the care provided to the victim, the son-in-law stated that family members provided care and provided food, and claimed that another son of the elderly woman also helped with the care.
The man denied the accusations of abandonment and mistreatment, but admitted that he, his wife and his brother-in-law are responsible for the elderly woman's care.
He assured that he provided food to the elderly woman daily at different times and that his mother-in-law underwent regular medical monitoring, with a "satisfactory" health status.
Regarding the cleaning of the property, the suspect claimed that family members carry out the cleaning, but acknowledged that the house might not be adequately clean at the time of the inspection. Finally, he said that the complaint was motivated by disagreements with neighbors.
The elderly woman's daughter denied mistreatment or abandonment and reported that she brought her mother from Minas Gerais a few years ago, when she was weak and underweight, and that since then she has been providing the necessary care.
He also said that he attends appointments, exams and vaccinations, and that he dedicates a large part of his time to caring for his mother, but that he faces difficulties in providing care without help from others.
House where elderly woman was rescued from abuse had accumulated dirt, in Engenheiro Coelho
Civil Police
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