Wisconsin mother, son leave fallen relative to die

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Wisconsin mother, son leave fallen relative to die

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin woman and her son abandoned their 70-year-old

relative after she fell to the floor, going out for pizza rather than

administering aid, prosecutors alleged this week. The relative died two days

later.

Prosecutors filed charges Tuesday against the victim's 71-year-old sister,

King, of Madison, and 45-year-old nephew, King, of ville.

The charges include first-degree reckless homicide, hiding a corpse and

recklessly subjecting an individual at risk to abuse.

Online court records didn't list defense attorneys for either defendant

Wednesday. The public defender's office told The Associated Press its records

Wednesday didn't show that either one had submitted a request for counsel.

fell while visiting King's home in May 2009, the criminal

complaint said. She allegedly lay there, talking occasionally until she died,

according to a Wisconsin State Journal report (http://bit.ly/oyMoR3 ).

" I told her quite frankly to shut up " because someone might call the police,

King told investigators.

King said she gave her dying sister liquids but no food, the complaint

said.

King also told police that after died, neither she nor her son

called to have the body removed " because we had other things to do that day, "

the complaint said.

The pair allegedly kept the death a secret, stashing the body in the basement

and later in the garage until police found her mummified remains wrapped in

plastic bags.

The Kings are also charged with bank fraud. The charge stems from allegations

that they withdrew cash and wrote checks from 's bank account where her

pension and Social Security payments were automatically deposited.

Bob Kaiser, assistant Dane County district attorney, said he would not comment

on why it took two years to file charges because it was a pending case.

A search warrant filed in 2009 said that King had a number of untreated

mental illnesses, including schizophrenia, obsessive-compulsive disorder and

Asperger's syndrome.

Dane County social workers got involved with a month before she died

after a bank worker expressed concern about her health and appearance. A social

worker told police she last saw at King's house on April 30,

2009, but canceled a doctor's appointment scheduled for the next day.

A few months later, a guardian for King called police because no one

had seen recently. Officers who went to the Kings' home smelled what

they believed were human remains, and found 's mummified body in the

garage.

King told investigators that on May 6, 2009 he and his mother knew

was sick but they didn't take her to a doctor because it was his

birthday.

A nurse visited King the following day but the Kings allegedly hid

from her. fell after the nurse left.

Dr. Olson, who was 's doctor, told police she had suffered an

earlier stroke. He speculated that she might have had another that kept her from

getting off the floor, and he said she might have survived and recovered had she

received medical care.

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Information from: Wisconsin State Journal, http://www.madison.com/wsj