Caregiver arrested after elderly woman found covered in insects and feces

FT. PIERCE, Fla. (WFLA) — A caregiver in Florida was charged after an elderly woman was found severely neglected during a welfare check, the St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office said.

Deputies went to the residence on July 18 to perform a welfare check and discovered the woman living in “extremely hazardous and unsanitary conditions.”

The woman was only around 90 pounds and had insects crawling in her hair and on her body, deputies said…

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