Fayetteville firefighters are calling this the worst case of elderly abuse they've ever seen

Two women are arrested after firefighters found what they are calling the worst case of elderly abuse they've ever seen.Officers say on Sunday an 85-year-old woman was found barely breathing on a couch inside a Fayetteville home on N. Green Acres Road. First responders say the woman was covered from head to toe in feces and maggots. She was taken to Washington Regional Medical Center where she is currently recovering.Police told 40/29 the victim is on a ventilator and it's unclear if she'll ever fully recover.“She’s on a ventilator and it’s just very unlikely that she might ever be able to come off of that," said Fayetteville police Sgt. Craig Stout.Fayetteville police arrested the woman's sister, 76-year-old Rose Mary Austin. The woman's daughter, 54-year-old Evelyn Schafer, was also arrested.Both women will have their 8.1 hearings on Wednesday, June 22 at 7:45 a.m.

Two women are arrested after firefighters found what they are calling the worst case of elderly abuse they've ever seen.

Officers say on Sunday an 85-year-old woman was found barely breathing on a couch inside a Fayetteville home on N. Green Acres Road. First responders say the woman was covered from head to toe in feces and maggots. She was taken to Washington Regional Medical Center where she is currently recovering.


Police told 40/29 the victim is on a ventilator and it's unclear if she'll ever fully recover.

“She’s on a ventilator and it’s just very unlikely that she might ever be able to come off of that," said Fayetteville police Sgt. Craig Stout.

Fayetteville police arrested the woman's sister, 76-year-old Rose Mary Austin. The woman's daughter, 54-year-old Evelyn Schafer, was also arrested.

Both women will have their 8.1 hearings on Wednesday, June 22 at 7:45 a.m.