Woman Weighed 55 Lbs At Time Of Death

A 70-year-old Illinois man has been charged following the 2011 death of his wife, accused of neglecting to care for her.

When health officials went to the home of Mary Jane and Joseph Duffy in August 2011, they found the 61-year-old woman weighed just 55 lbs. Mary Jane had been suffering dementia, and when police arrived on Aug. 23, they discovered she had multiple ulcers covering her body, severe bruising, multiple fractured bones and missing teeth, was blind and did not move from the fetal position.

When police called Joseph Duffy about his wife's condition, he said he was out with a friend at that moment, but not to remove Mary Jane from the house because, "He would lose money," the Cook County Sheriff's office said in a release.

An ambulance was called, but Mary Jane died in hospital Sept. 1, 2011.

The medical examiner ruled her death was a homicide as a result of severe neglect and elder abuse.

Joseph Duffy was charged this week with two counts of criminal abuse.

Source: Toronto Sun

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