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A family has been charged with murder in the death of their 63-year-old patriarch.

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EUCLID, Ohio -- When Richard Brichacek was found dead at his Fullerwood Drive home on Dec. 12, his bed sores were so bad that medical examiners could see part of a bone in his leg.

His wife and three children now face murder and other charges in the 63-year-old's death.

His wife Debora Brichacek, 59, and his children Wendi Brichacek, 34, Debbi Brichacek, 32, Brian Brichacek, 28, are scheduled for a May 11 arraignment on charges of murder, kidnapping and failure to provide for a functionally impaired person.

Richard Brichacek suffered from multiple sclerosis and depended on his wife and family members to provide care, Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Timothy McGinty's office.

The Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner's Office found that Brichacek was severely malnourished, and investigators said that he didn't receive proper treatment for 20 months leading up to this death.

Bed sores formed in several places on his body and became infected. One was so infect that it ate through the skin on his thigh exposing the femur.

The family hadn't taken Richard to a doctor in over a year at the time he died, the prosecutor's office said. His cause of death was multiple organ failure, according to a medical examiner's report.

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