Daughter Arrested for Unlawful Imprisonment, Theft from Parents

Redmond, WA – For most people who choose a Power of Attorney, they are taken care of respectfully. For two Redmond seniors though, it almost cost them their lives.

The Redmond Police Department initially received a welfare check request for an elderly lady in August of 2011. What detectives eventually uncovered was a daughter who stole over $67,000 from her aging parents suffering from dementia. Additionally, they found that the mother was strapped into her bed up to 12 hours a day, strapped into her wheelchair unless she needed to use the restroom, and neither parent had received proper food or medications despite the fact that their daughter was taking over $3,000/month to care for them. The monthly withdrawal rose for “cost of living increases” even though their home was already paid off.
The suspect, a 65 year old Redmond woman, was arrested Tuesday for Unlawful Imprisonment and Theft-1^st degree. She was listed as the couple’s Power of Attorney. Her 89-year-old mother and 92 year old father are resting peacefully at an adult family care home in Monroe.

For more information about Vulnerable Adult Abuse, visit:

http://www.adsa.dshs.wa.gov/Library/publications/brochurestext.htm#abuse_mandatory

www.agingkingcounty.org

By  Lt. Charles Gorman, RPD