Police say a roach infestation at a Valley home was a contributing cause to an elderly woman’s death.
The woman’s husband and daughter have now been arrested on neglect and manslaughter charges. Walter Alfred Hawkins, 74, and Christy Lee Hawkins, 45, were arrested in Valley.
Police said Janice Ramsey Hawkins, 72, was found dead in the family’s living room on March 16. The father and daughter were at home at the time the body was found. Police said they requested an investigation based on the deplorable living conditions inside.
According to the autopsy, Hawkins cause of death was failure to thrive with the complications of diabetes. The coroner also listed a foul odor and roach infestation, dirty clothes, dehydration, malnutrition and sunken eyes and prominent ribs as factors in her death.