CHARLESTON COUNTY, S.C. (WCBD) – Charleston Police are investigating the death of an elderly Alzheimer’s patient, and her children are suing their mother’s memory care facility, saying they are to blame.
The family tells News 2 that 83-year-old Shelba Catterton exited the facility through an unlocked door on the evening of July 23, 2026. She was found hours later outside, covered in ant bites.
It’s been an emotional time for Catterton’s children as they sat with her in her final moments in hospice…