KENDALL – Family members have hired an attorney after the decomposing body of their 71-year-old loved one was discovered in a closet of a North Miami nursing home .
In an exclusive interview with CBS News Miami, family attorney Philip Gold said he has already taken action in this case, filing a notice of a wrongful death claim, which is the first step in the legal process.
Family members gathered in Gold’s Kendall offices and said they turned to Gold to help them get answers after the death of Elin Etienne, a retired chef who came to this country more than 30 years ago from Haiti and who had dementia after suffering two strokes and had only been in the North Dade Nursing and Rehabilitation Center for a short time before he went missing.
Loved ones said anonymous callers told them he went missing on August 22nd and his body was discovered in a closet. They said they have not been able to get any answers from the nursing home despite repeated attempts.