Son arrested after 76-year-old mother with insects in her hair dies from bedsores: Cops

An Alabama antheral entrusted with the attraction of his 76-year-old parent allowed her bedsores to go truthful atrocious that she yet developed sepsis and died, authorities say.

Jonathan Simmons, 49, stands accused of reckless manslaughter and elder maltreatment successful the decease of his mother, Brenda Hallman Simmons.

According to a transgression ailment obtained by the Tuscaloosa News and local Fox affiliate WBRC, deputies with the Tuscaloosa County Sheriff's Office responded May 16 to the 13000 artifact of State Highway 216 successful Cottondale, which is astir 45 miles southwest of Birmingham.

They recovered Brenda Simmons live but unresponsive. Paramedics rushed her to the hospital, wherever she underwent attraction but died a fewer days later.

The location was successful disarray and "excessively soiled and unsanitary," the ailment reportedly said.

Cops besides noted the unfortunate had insects and feces successful her hairsbreadth and did not look to person been bathed recently.

Investigators said the unfortunate had respective unfastened wounds and bedsores connected her assemblage from not being moved. An autopsy determined she died from sepsis caused by complications from the bedsores.

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Jonathan Simmons said helium lived astatine the location with his parent and was her sole caregiver, per cops. She had not been to spot a doc successful implicit a twelvemonth contempt her deteriorating condition, helium reportedly said.

A expansive assemblage indicted him past week, according to the sheriff's office. He was arrested and taken to the Tuscaloosa County Jail connected Sunday, wherever helium remains connected a $30,000 bond. His adjacent tribunal day is not listed.