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Thursday, February 22, 2024

Man faces murder charge after elderly mom found covered in feces and bedsores in bug-infested home

A Santa Ana man could be sentenced to life in prison if convicted on allegations he allowed his elderly mother to fester in “hoarder-like conditions,” according to the Orange County District Attorney’s Office.

Richard Towers, 50, faces felony charges of murder and inflicting injury on an elder adult, as well as an enhancement for causing great bodily injury on an elder adult, the OCDA said in a news release.