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Elderly Louisiana woman found with maggots in wounds; 2 arrested

A relative took the unidentified woman to a hospital in Crowley on Saturday and police were called.
Credit: Acadia Parish Sheriff's Office
Police in Louisiana say an elderly woman found with maggots in wounds on her legs and ankles is now recovering in an extended-care facility.

CROWLEY, La. — Police in Louisiana say an elderly woman found with maggots in wounds on her legs and ankles is now recovering in an extended-care facility.

KATC-TV reports a relative took the unidentified woman to a hospital in Crowley on Saturday and police were called.

Officers questioned 57-year-old Raymond Hoffpauir and 27-year-old Dustin Welch who were reportedly the woman's caregivers. Crowley police Chief Jimmy Broussard says both men admitted to neglecting the woman. The chief says some of the woman's bandages hadn't been changed in days, she hadn't received needed insulin injections in weeks and she may have been bitten by a rat and roaches inside her home.

Hoffpauir and Welch are charged with cruelty to the infirmed. It's unclear whether they had attorneys who could comment on their behalf.

Crowley Police arrested two Crowley men after an elderly family member they were in charge of was found in bad shape. Raymond Hoffpauir, 57 and Dustin Welch, 27, were the alleged caregivers for the woman, and allegedly admitted that they hadn't taken care of her in weeks.

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