Caretaker Steals Elderly Woman's Checks and Then Kills Her
It is devastating for any family to lose their loved one because a caretaker’s abuse and neglect. In Rock Hill, SC a 30-year-old caretaker was arrested and charged with murder of an 82-year-old woman.
The day before the elderly woman was murdered, she had talked to police about stolen checks. She had given police a print out of the checks that had been cashed over a period of time from her bank account. She had noticed that the signature on the checks did not match her own and told police that the checks had been made out to the caretaker in the facility. The four checks totaled to $1,280. The woman was found dead in her shower at the assisted living center where she was living. She was badly bruised, with injuries that were not consistent with a typical fall in a shower. She was found around 6:35am by the nursing staff and they attempted CPR to revive her and also called for help. Police arrested the caretaker while she was driving home in connection to the stolen checks and the murder. The caretaker had access to all of the resident’s apartments.
It is tragic that this type of incident occurred to this innocent woman. It is important to also question whether or not the assisted living care facility should have suspended the worker immediately upon being notified of the check incident. Or in the very least, prevent the worker from having any contact with the elderly woman. A simple step by the assisted living care facility could have saved this woman. This situation is a perfect example of how inaction and neglect can result in horrible outcome. If your loved one was harmed by a caretaker then contacting a professional to evaluate who was negligent and who failed to protect your loved one is the best step for your family to receive justice and to prevent this occurrence from happening again.
