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A Texas lady died after police discovered her in a San Antonio house, bedridden and in declining well being.
Patricia Martinez, 58, had been confined to house hospice and was presupposed to be cared for by her three youngsters. Nonetheless, Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar mentioned police discovered Martinez in her house in “deplorable” situations, together with discovering open mattress sores and mould rising on her physique. Martinez was faraway from her house and brought to a hospital on Aug. 18.
Oscar Dominguez, 37; Roxanna Carrero, 24; and Pedro Carrero, 18 had been charged with damage to a disabled particular person inflicting critical bodily damage
(Bexar County Sheriff’s Workplace)
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“That is an especially heartbreaking case of damage to a disabled particular person,” Salazar mentioned.
Police arrested Martinez’s three youngsters, Oscar Dominguez, 37; Roxanna Carrero, 24; and Pedro Carrero, 18; and charged them every with damage to a disabled particular person inflicting bodily damage, a first-degree felony. Salazar famous a first-degree felony is “alongside the identical degree as homicide can be.”
When Martinez’s docs observed a “steep decline in her degree of well being,” they notified Grownup Protecting Providers, which notified police.
Salazar mentioned police discovered Martinez was in “such explorable situations that we felt the necessity to take resolute motion in a short time.”
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Salazar spoke with reporters earlier than Martinez died and mentioned on the time that she was not anticipated to stay. The sheriff additionally mentioned it was potential the fees towards Martinez’s youngsters might be upgraded.
