A Washington woman has been sentenced to twelve years in prison following the death of her mother, who was in her care.
According to The Associated Press, when Carole Levin passed away at 66-years-old in July 2013, authorities were called to the scene. When they entered the woman’s room, they found her stuck to the bed by human excrement and covered in bedsores.
Carole Levin’s daughter, 42-year-old Jennifer Levin, was listened as her caretaker, but it was proven that she did little for her mother.
Before an autopsy was performed, Levin told the coroner that she had not starved her mother, but that the woman refused food. When the report came back, however, it revealed that Carole Levin had died of dehydration and starvation, weighing a scant 52 pounds at the time of her death, according to The Journal Star.
The prosecutor’s affidavit noted how dirty Carole Levin was when she passed away and how not only the bed had human waste in it, but the room itself. She was covered in bedsores, some of which went down to the bone and were infected.
When asked authorities, Levin said her mother had not seen a doctor in two years.
Jennifer Levin has received twelve years in prison for criminal neglect of the elderly. Her sentence can potentially be reduced for good behavior.