Caregiver arrested for abusing blind, elderly woman

HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WPDE) — A woman was arrested on June 27 for abusing an 88-year-old blind woman for whom she was a live-in caregiver.

Tammy Marie Whitmore, 62, of Longs, was charged with abuse/knowing and wilful abuse of a vulnerable adult.

Stamford, a Horry County officer, responded to a call about an assault. While on the way to the scene, he discovered that Horry County Fire Rescue would be transporting the victim to the hospital…

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