'Sunk into the bed': Son let mother rot to death in filthy home and blamed her for being 'stubborn,' police say

An Oklahoma antheral is retired connected enslaved aft being accused of neglecting his parent to death.

Duane Valentine, 52, called authorities aft uncovering his mother, 70-year-old Deborah Valentine, unresponsive successful her chamber connected Feb. 17. But aft officers from the Del City Police Department responded to the home, they were faced with the grisly find that the older pistillate was surrounded by trash, rats, and quality waste. Police questioned Duane Valentine, who allegedly told officers that helium had past spoken to his parent astir 3 days prior.

The time aft that call, helium went to cheque connected her and claimed that she was sleeping. One time later, she was not waking up.

Body camera footage from the Del City Police Department obtained by Law&Crime shows officers searching done the house, which was covered successful wall-to-wall trash. According to reporting by section NBC affiliate KFOR, constabulary wrote that the furniture wherever Deborah Valentine laic was covered successful two feet of trash and surrounded by rodents. Human discarded was recovered connected respective items, constabulary said.

One serviceman tin beryllium heard telling different officer, "There's, like, 20 rats eating connected this lady."

The find led officers to fishy Deborah Valentine had been dormant longer than her lad claimed. When officers questioned Duane Valentine, helium allegedly said helium had lived successful his mother's location for the past 9 years and served arsenic her caretaker. He said his parent became bedridden 2 oregon 3 months earlier, and fell sick the Thursday earlier helium recovered her unresponsive.

Duane Valentine allegedly told the officers, "Like I said, she's been truly sick, and she's conscionable been sleeping."

One serviceman said to different serviceman astatine the scene, "She's, like, sunk into the bed, a rodent was eating connected her look erstwhile I came in."

Family members yet arrived astatine the country and asked him wherefore helium had ne'er called them. He claimed, "I didn't know, bud. I didn't. I didn't deliberation she was gone."

At the station, Duane Valentine told an officer, "I didn't termination my mother, alright? My parent was stubborn, didn't similar to beryllium messed with erstwhile she sleeps."

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Duane Valentine was yet charged with second-degree execution and maltreatment by a caretaker. Police besides confirmed that the Oklahoma Bureau of Investigation was looking into suspicions of fiscal maltreatment by Duane Valentine. After being booked into the Oklahoma County Detention Center, Duane Valentine was released with conditions aft posting $50,000 bond. He is presently not successful custody but is wearing a GPS monitor. His arraignment is scheduled for March 19.