Police body camera footage has revealed disturbing conditions inside a Del City home where an elderly woman was found dead earlier this year. The video shows the environment officers encountered when they responded to the scene and the moments they spoke with the woman’s son, who had been acting as her caretaker. Authorities later arrested the son and charged him in connection with his mother’s death.
Body Camera Footage Shows Inside the Home
Police recently released about two minutes of body camera footage from the investigation. The full video reportedly lasts more than an hour and captures the moments after officers arrived at the house.
The footage shows officers entering the home after the woman’s son called authorities when he found his mother unresponsive. As officers moved through the house, they documented the condition of the rooms and spoke with the son about what had happened.
Investigators say the home appeared extremely unsanitary, with trash and evidence of rodents throughout parts of the house.
Son Identified as Caretaker
The woman’s son, 52-year-old Duane Valentine, told officers he had been caring for his mother, Deborah Valentine, for nearly nine years…