Woman Locked in Attic by Son-in-law and Daughter in Heat
A woman and her boyfriend pleaded guilty to charges of abduction and face sentencing at the end of this month after they were accused of locking the woman’s mother in an attic. The couple reportedly abducted the 59-year-old woman inside her own attic one year ago during a heat emergency in Ohio. Temperatures in the city of Cincinnati reached the 90s when the woman was trapped in the attic.
Neighbors reportedly heard the woman yelling for help and they immediately called 9-1-1 for help. A neighbor stated the pair kept the 59-year-old woman in the basement until it flooded several weeks ago. An elder abuse hotline rejected the neighbor’s complaints on the basis that the woman was too young for them to intervene. The original report from last year states the couple kept the woman in the attic for three days.
In the previous report, relatives of the 59-year-old woman stated the age limit for the elder abuse hotline they called should have been changed to accommodate the 59-year-old woman to get assistance for her. If not for the neighbors contacting authorities after hearing the woman’s cries for help, she could have suffered very serious injuries as a result of the abuse and neglect she suffered. There is no reason for anybody to purposely neglect or abuse their relatives or loved ones. Although the woman was much younger than most elderly victims of abuse and neglect, she was still in a helpless situation and she is very lucky to have received the help that she did from neighbors. Unfortunately there are many people who don’t receive the help they need and they are often in a worse situation than the victim in this incident. Victims are often much older and in less condition to defend themselves or get help. Fortunately, the woman in this incident will see justice on her behalf for the suffering she dealt with.
