This story was on last night's 11 pm news, but I didn't hear/see all of it until just now...too much of this is happening. Hopefully, I've enclosed the link, if you want to read the legal .pdf doc that was appended with the online edition of the KREM 2 news. Such a pathetic story...I feel sorry for the poor mope...at least the wife's suffering has ended, RIP.
Medical Lake woman dies after 10 weeks on the floor
10:36 AM PST on
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
By LINDSAY CHAMBERLAIN / KREM.com
Click links below for more details
DOCS> Graphic content: 82
year old husband arrested
MEDICAL LAKE -- Spokane County Sheriff's deputies
arrested the husband of a 73 year old woman who died on the floor of her home
about 10 weeks after she fell out of bed.
82-year-old John
Klein is charged of Second Degree Manslaughter in the death of his wife, Pia.
Detectives say 82 year old John Klein called 911 Monday afternoon to
report that his wife, Pia Klein, had no pulse. Deputies arrived at the couple's
home and found Pia lying on her left side, on the floor in the doorway of the
master bathroom, naked, and surrounded by stains.
Deputies arrested John
for Second Degree Manslaughter, citing negligence for failing to get medical
help for his wife.
According to court documents, John told the deputies
Pia had fallen out of bed around Thanksgiving of 2008. He told the deputies he
attempted to help her up, but she cried out, refused help, and told him to leave
her there. John told deputies he believed Pia would eventually get up and begin
walking around again.
Over the course of 10 weeks, John told deputies he
fed Pia, gave her water, cleaned her, and advised his wife to exercise while on
the floor. Court documents show deputies asked John whether she ever asked for
medical aid, to which they say he hesitated, and replied, "No."
Deputies
also asked about the couple's adult daughter, who lives in North Carolina. They
say John told them Pia had not spoken to her daughter since falling out of bed,
and told John to tell her she was sick.
John told deputies Pia had no
serious medical history. The couple was married for 52 years.
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
The tarnishing golden years
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The link didn't enclose...I guess
http://www.krem.com/topstories/stories/krem2-021009-strangedeath.32561d4.html If you open the article there is a doc file that is a link to the affadavit filed in this case.
What a sad story. What's the matter with people?!
Well in this case I think it just boiled down to old age/dementia. A lot of people are blaming the daughter, and I think that's a shame. It's too bad she wasn't closer to take care of business, and I'm sure she'll carry some baggage, but being responsible wasn't actually part of that load.
I haven't read or heard anymore about it but I doubt the old man will be convicted of anything...dead horses aren't worth beating, but you can bet WA will try to get the daughter to pay for his future care.
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