FT. PIERCE, Fla. (WFLA) — A caregiver was charged after an aged girl was discovered severely uncared for throughout a welfare verify, the St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Workplace stated.
Deputies went to the residence on July 18 to carry out a welfare verify and found the lady dwelling in “extraordinarily hazardous and unsanitary situations.”
The girl was solely round 90 kilos and had bugs crawling in her hair and on her physique, deputies stated.
Whereas the caregiver appeared clear and well-fed, the aged girl was discovered “with seen feces on her individual and indicators that she had not bathed in an prolonged interval,” SLCSO stated.
The home itself was in a decrepit situation, missing operating water and with the roof and inside partitions collapsing. It was additionally infested with bugs and cats.
The caregiver, 56-year-old Melanie Hess, was charged with neglect of an aged, disabled grownup and brought to the St. Lucie County Jail.
The aged sufferer was transported to an area hospital for medical analysis.
