Baton Rouge pair arrested for cruelty to the elderly following 74-year-old woman’s death

BATON ROUGE — Two people were arrested for cruelty to the elderly following the death of a 74-year-old woman on Friday, according to the East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office.

Deputies responded to a call for a deceased person at a residence along Shady Bluff Drive on Thursday, according to arrest records, where they located a deceased 74-year-old woman.

Deputies noted that the woman, who was only clothed in a severely soiled diaper and a red shirt at the time, had a large bed sore on her back that exposed multiple bones and tissue, leading them to believe that she was malnourished…

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