Woman 98, Indicted For Killing 100 Year Old Room Mate

[Lavinya]

http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/12/11/nursing.home.killing/index.html

It's a shame to get so far and go through something as tragic as this.

[Marrigan]

FTA: "A nursing home spokesman said the facility twice presented Barrow with the chance to change either rooms or roommates, but she declined each time."

Well, now the nursing home can look forward to a civil suit. These administrators can be so arrogant, even with the benefit of hindsight. Maybe the next time this kind of thing happens, they'll just separate people who don't get along.

God spare me the indignity of living to 98 or 100 and having to share a freakin' room.

[R~O~S]

FWIW: There's a more complete story and more to it.

The woman under indictment went on to threaten her new roommate, which is what caused her to be moved to a secure facility.

Ms. Barrow's, the victim, son requested the change of room, Ms Barrow's thought she could "smooth over" the difficult relationship & declined.

http://www.thebostonchannel.com/mostpopular/21934259/detail.html

Lundquist moved to a secure hospital facility after making a threatening comment, Sutter said.

"Ms. Lundquist observed a white plastic bag similar to the one found covering Ms. Barrow’s head and stated that 'she had a bag like Betty and I hope I don’t have to use it,'" Sutter said.

Superior Court Judge Lloyd MacDonald ordered that Lundquist be sent to Taunton State Hospital for a competency evaluation prior to being arraigned.

Betty, was Elizabeth Barrow's. It took four months for them to charge this woman, they didn't initially know who did it.

I don't believe the family will sue, they'll spend the rest of their lives regretting they didn't insist on the move. You don't start killing people at 98, the woman probably has an underlying problem & won't be found competent to stand trial.

There's already a thread on Current Crimes.

http://boards.insessiontrials.com/showthread.php?t=361843

[RootBeer]

Do they have finger prints on the bag that was over the victims head?

This is truly very sad.

[Meridian]

Wow. So sad.

[airportwoman]

There was a thread about this when it happened.

Violence in nursing homes is way more common than many people realize. A lot of it is the loss of inhibitions that often accompanies strokes, Alzheimer's, and other conditions that lead to dementia.

Many years ago in Des Moines, there was a man whose children had to place him in a nursing home after a stroke (he was a widower and they couldn't take care of him) and he was going into the rooms of women patients and raping them - and he had never been sexually inappropriate in his life before, ever. :crying: His children, who were totally ashamed of this, gave an interview to the newspaper using their names, and authorities had no idea what to do with him. I'm guessing he ended up in some kind of locked state facility.

:rose:

[aubrey04]

FTA: "A nursing home spokesman said the facility twice presented Barrow with the chance to change either rooms or roommates, but she declined each time."

Well, now the nursing home can look forward to a civil suit. These administrators can be so arrogant, even with the benefit of hindsight. Maybe the next time this kind of thing happens, they'll just separate people who don't get along.

God spare me the indignity of living to 98 or 100 and having to share a freakin' room.

The nursing home claims they were friends.. together all the time, at together, took walks together and even said "I love you" to each other before going to bed. I am sure the nursing home is looking at a lawsuit - in this lawsuit happy country we live in.. However, if the nursing homes claims are true, then they're not at fault here. I guess we'll see what LE concludes after more facts are in.

imo

[Justice4all]

WOW just when I thought I heard it all :scared:

[RayStar]

WOW just when I thought I heard it all :scared:

I agree. This is one tough elderly woman. OUCH

[SaraSidle]

I agree. This is one tough elderly woman. OUCH

I cannot believe anyone at 98 has that kind of strength in their hands and arms. but then again I am learning to be open to anything. IMO

[alanna]

I thought the same thing SaraSidle until my grandpop was in nursing home. 2 elderly men in the dining hall got in a heated verbal fight that escalated to a physical fight.:scared: Never would a believed it if I hadn't seen with my own eyes.:scared:

[LisaM22]

I wonder if there is a string of deaths in this womens life or if this is a first time...

[clueless]

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[QUOTE=airportwoman;13712880]
Violence in nursing homes is way more common than many people realize. A lot of it is the loss of inhibitions that often accompanies strokes, Alzheimer's, and other conditions that lead to dementia.


Thank you for your insight. I also knew there was unrest, squabbles, etc. and sometimes violence in nursing homes, but I attributed it to regressing back to childhood ways. (I had an aunt who became very self-centered and impatient at everything) Your statement makes so much sense for the reason. Thank you.

[aproudmom]

:ohmy:This is truly very sad.