A severely disabled Central New York woman was rescued from a filthy backyard shed during a summer heat wave, where authorities say she was left in life-threatening condition by the one person entrusted to care for her: her mother, as Syracuse.com reports.
The 46-year-old woman, who is non-verbal and immobile, was discovered on July 29 by state troopers inside a deteriorating shed in Hastings, New York, leading to the arrest of her 75-year-old mother, Maria Y. Traub, who now faces felony charges.
Authorities began investigating after a concerned nurse contacted 911 to report that the disabled woman may not have been receiving her prescribed medications. State troopers from the Hastings barracks responded to the woman’s home on Route 11 and made a disturbing discovery behind the main property. Troopers found the woman lying in an overheated, trash-strewn shed, with temperatures inside hitting triple digits during an intense summer heat wave.
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The woman, covered in dirt and insect bites, was barely alive. She was lethargic, dehydrated, and displayed multiple signs of physical trauma, including bruises and broken bones. Authorities reported that she had stopped sweating — an alarming symptom of advanced heat exhaustion — and she was swarmed by flies in soiled, days-old clothing…