New Mexico authorities describe caregivers' torture of disabled woman who died
AP
By Susan Montoya Bryan
18 May, 2023 07:43 PM
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“Torture” is how New Mexico’s top prosecutor describes the treatment a 38-year-old developmentally disabled woman endured before her death at the hands of her caregivers, who he said were paid thousands of dollars a month through a special programme meant to offer an alternative to institutional care.
Attorney General Raúl Torrez detailed the woman’s injuries during a news conference Thursday, saying she died weeks after being found in the back of a van as the caregivers tried to take her to Mexico so her wounds could be treated.
“The abuse and neglect that she endured was horrific and the injuries she suffered are among the worst I have seen in my career as a prosecutor,” Torrez said. “This was torture. There’s really no other word for it.”
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Authorities said the woman who died was severely dehydrated and drugged when she was found in the van. She also had numerous open wounds, bedsores with exposed bone and bruises and lacerations on various parts of her body. They also described marks consistent with being restrained for a prolonged period of time.
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https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/new-mexico-authorities-describe-caregivers-torture-of-disabled-woman-who-died/5KVNIN7MMJATHOXHMVPVYSXYKI/
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