2 Elder-Abuse Arrests Made in Woman’s Death
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Two people have been arrested on suspicion of felony elder abuse after the death of an 83-year-old woman who allegedly was kept in horrific conditions and persuaded to sign a loan document before her death.
Georgianne Arenson, 47, and Robert Kurt Benson, 54, were arrested Wednesday in the September death of Arenson’s mother, Beverly Weeks. Paramedics reported that Weeks had been found covered with feces and suffering from bedsores.
Authorities said investigation uncovered a pattern of neglect.
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