Some incidents are so shocking and heartbreaking that they leave us questioning how such things can happen behind closed doors. One such case has emerged from Pensacola, Florida, where a woman is accused of subjecting her elderly father to extreme neglect, allegedly leaving him in a chair for months until he suffered life-threatening injuries.
It is alleged that the woman seriously injured her father by abandoning him in a chair for two months. According to an arrest record, Pamela Reynolds, 54, was living with her elderly father in Pensacola, Florida, and serving as his caregiver. Her father was hard of hearing, had heart trouble, diabetes, and other health problems.
On July 31, Reynolds reported her father’s elevated heart rate to 911. After being brought to the hospital, a nurse discovered that, according to the records, he had suffered a significant lower back injury and that the skin on his right hip was necrotic.
According to a nurse, the man’s injuries, which included feces and maggots, might have resulted from months of not being moved from his reclining posture. The arrest report stated that the victim had feces on his feet, fingernails, and beard. Additionally, he appeared to be seriously undernourished.
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Pamela Reynolds, 57, has been charged with elderly neglect in Florida after her father, 82, was hospitalized last month with injuries consistent with neglect. He was found with necrotic tissue on… pic.twitter.com/0vImDLGCdu
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Reynolds allegedly admitted to detectives that her father had not visited a doctor since January and that she hadn’t moved him since early June because of transportation-related issues. Following a report of elder abuse, an officer visited the hospital and spoke with the father. The officer claimed to have smelled the victim’s rotting flesh.
💔HORRIFIC: A Florida woman is accused of leaving her elderly father in a chair for two months, causing him severe injuries. https://t.co/dyJlUJ9h8v pic.twitter.com/4fGY33KIN0
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According to the officer, the old man was lying quite stiff with his legs and feet and was unable to move on his own. The sufferer had discolored and brown limbs. Reynolds reported to the authorities that she cleaned her father every day with soap and water, fed him, and gave him medication. Additionally, she asserted that she changed his diaper every day. She claimed not to be aware of his wounds.
Reynolds is currently being jailed at the Escambia County Jail without bond after being charged with elder neglect. August 22 is the date of her upcoming court appearance.
