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A vulnerable dementia sufferer was so badly neglected by her niece that she was found with her body fused to a couch, an ulcer down to her bone and skin peeling off her body.
The 89-year-old woman was under the care of her niece and her niece's husband in Auckland, who have both pleaded guilty to failing to protect a vulnerable adult.
The couple, who cannot be named for legal reasons, had taken on caring for the elderly woman in April 2017 as she suffered from acute dementia, incontinence and immobility.
Because of her inability to take care of herself, it was the niece's responsibility to bathe her, take her to the toilet, prepare meals, feed and transport her, according to court documents seen by the NZ Herald.
Dementia sufferer found so badly neglected that her body is FUSED to a couch | Daily Mail Online
The 89-year-old woman was under the care of her niece and her niece's husband in Auckland, who have both pleaded guilty to failing to protect a vulnerable adult.
The couple, who cannot be named for legal reasons, had taken on caring for the elderly woman in April 2017 as she suffered from acute dementia, incontinence and immobility.
Because of her inability to take care of herself, it was the niece's responsibility to bathe her, take her to the toilet, prepare meals, feed and transport her, according to court documents seen by the NZ Herald.
Dementia sufferer found so badly neglected that her body is FUSED to a couch | Daily Mail Online
