Police say a Louisville woman was found living in filth and now her daughter faces neglect charges after leaving her mother alone for days. Police describe the conditions as so deplorable that the air had to be tested.
Police say that the floors were covered in waste when they found a 63-year-old woman, dehydrated and crying for help.
“It was just real deplorable conditions in which she was living,” says Officer Dwight Mitchell.
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The victim’s daughter and caregiver, Melissa Self, is currently in jail facing charges of neglecting an adult after police claim she left her mother alone for days.
Melissa Self’s daughter claims that the police have it wrong and that her grandmother, the alleged victim, was abusing them and refusing to go to the hospital.
“My mom was there the whole, entire time. My mom is not responsible for what a grown woman does. Y’all need to let her out. She didn’t do anything,” says Ashley Griffith.
National statistics show that 90 percent of elder abuse occurs at the hands of a family member. Because of this fact, up to 85 percent of cases go unreported.
The woman in this case was removed from the apartment, which had to be inspected by the health department due to the deplorable conditions.
She is now recovering in a nursing home.
