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Woman Found Dead With Maggot-Infected Sores So Large Bones Could Be Seen, Son Charged

elderly neglect
Source: MEGA; Bexar County Sheriff's Office

April 12 2022, Published 4:48 p.m. ET

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A 50-year-old woman was found dead in her bed with maggots inside various wounds. Now, her son faces charges.

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On Sept. 4, deputies from the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office in Texas responded to a home and found the victim.

It was discovered the victim had become bed-ridden in 2013, according to the sheriff’s office. Her son, Juan Huerta, had become her primary caretaker.

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The victim had sores on her body so large that bones were exposed, according to the sheriff’s office. Maggots were found inside the wounds as well, investigators said.

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Huerta was initially arrested shortly after the discovery and charged with a third-degree felony version of injury to elderly. However, this month, a grand jury upped the charge to the first-degree felony version.

He is now being held on $200,000 bond.

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“This case is bar none the worst case of neglect of an elderly person I have ever seen,” Sheriff Javier Salazar said.

elderly neglect
Source: MEGA; Bexar County Sheriff's Office
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