The Brief
- Allen Page, 64, was arrested on second-degree murder and vulnerable adult abuse charges following the death of his 84-year-old mother.
- Chandler police say Mary Elenz died at a care facility after being found unresponsive in a trash-filled room with open sores and maggots.
- Elenz’s granddaughter says the family trusted her uncle to provide care and says they were falsely reassured that she was fine prior to her death.
CHANDLER, Ariz. – The family of an elderly woman is speaking out after police say she died in the care of her own son, who investigators allege left her living in deplorable conditions in the weeks before her death.
What we know:
Allen Page, 64, was arrested on Aug. 27 on charges of second-degree murder and vulnerable adult abuse in connection with the death of his mother, 84-year-old Mary Elenz, last year.…