Woman charged with aggravated neglect after her elderly father was found with deep bedsores exposing his spine

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (TCN) — After her elderly bedbound father was found with pressure sores so extensive that bones were visible, a woman was charged with aggravated neglect.

According to a general sessions docket obtained by WATE, a 74-year-old man was transported to the hospital on Jan. 2, where staff found that his blood sugar was more than 600 and that he had pressure sores so extensive that muscle was exposed and three of his vertebrae were visible.

The man, who has not been named, had had a stroke eight years prior and became bedbound approximately six months ago…

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