Woman gets prison in neglect death of disabled husband
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}An Ohio woman has been sentenced to prison and her three adult children to probation in the death of the woman's grossly neglected husband.
Sixty-year-old Debora Brichacek was sentenced Wednesday in Cleveland to seven years in prison. She pleaded guilty last month to involuntary manslaughter in the December 2015 death of 63-year-old Richard Brichacek, who suffered from a neurological disorder and was bedridden. Prosecutors said he died as the result of gross neglect.
The adult children previously pleaded guilty to attempted felonious assault.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Prosecutors say Richard Brichacek had maggot-infested bedsores that exposed a bone in his leg and weighed just 93 pounds when he died at the family's home in Euclid.
Debora Brichacek's attorney said Wednesday the case is a "sad, family tragedy."