The parents of a severely autistic woman, who died "fused" to a sofa by her own excrement after spending 12 years on the couch, have been charged with second-degree murder.
Highlights
- Lacey Ellen Fletcher, 36, was found dead at home in Slaughter, Louisiana, in what a coroner described as a scene like a ‘horror movie’ Her parents, Shelia, 64 and Clay Fletcher, 65, have been charged with second-degree murder.
- Lacey had not been to a doctor in 20 years and was covered in insect bites and surrounded by rodent droppings.
- Her death has been ruled a homicide and the “cause behind her death stems from at least a decade of medical neglect”, Dr Bickham said.
- The Fletchers were arrested on Monday afternoon and their trial date has not been set yet.