Two men who were paid by the state to look after their bedridden mother have been charged with neglect and tampering with evidence, after police arrested them at her home in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
36-year-old Clayton and Jason Mariner, 40, were arrested last Friday after police found the body of their mother, 64-year-old Karen Mariner, with her bones sticking out and maggots crawling out of open sores.
According to an arrest report, Karen Mariner’s skin had begun growing over metal braces on her legs and she was also found with a broken leg that had not been treated, reports The Daily Mail.
Investigating officers were shocked to observe the condition of Ms. Mariner’s body, even though her sons were being paid by the state to care for their mother.
Clayton and Jason Mariner were taken into custody at the Bernalillo County Metropolitan Detention Centre. Bail was set at $50,000.
