 |
| Nathaniel Scott Kimble |
Gadsden police are investigating an apparently severe case
of elder abuse and neglect they say happened despite the presence of a
caregiver.
A Gadsden police report says
officers responding to a welfare check on call Monday night found a 72-year-old
woman who told police she had suffered a stroke but had not gone to the
hospital. The police report described the house, located at the intersection of
22nd Street and Sansom Avenue in the Alabama City section of Gadsden, as
"badly degraded" conditions.They said the woman had bugs coming out
of her mouth and wore a diaper that hadn't been changed in some time.They
described the woman as living among numerous cockroaches, in a house where a
sink full of dishes gave off a strong odor. A 41-year-old man police described
as the caregiver told police to leave at first, but later left the home himself
as the first fire truck arrived with medics. The woman was then transported to
Riverview Regional Medical Center.The report said the Etowah County Department
of Human Resources has joined the investigation. The womans caregiver says
claims that his mother is the victim of elder abuse are not true. Nathaniel
Scott Kimble says he has a tough time discussing allegations that his 72-year
old mother had bugs crawling out of her mouth when Gadsden police were called
to the home they share on Sansom Avenue for a welfare check.
Kimble said that "Seven of ten houses on
the block and I guarantee you they have cockroaches in them.
Posts
No comments:
Post a Comment