Two daughters charged with neglecting 40-year-old mom

Published March 20, 2008 4:00am ET



The neglect injuries to paraplegic April Montford were so severe, a Shock Trauma doctor said they were the worst he had seen in five years. Montford, 40, was found in bed Feb. 29 with gangrenous open wounds and bed sores with lice and maggots in them, according to police.

She suffered from severe dehydration ? and had a month?s worth of urine and fecal matter on her. Because of neglect, her uterus had fallen outside her vagina, police said.

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