Arizona bum left elderly mother to die in deplorable conditions, while sexting, pocketing her Social Security checks: docs

A neglectful Arizona son left his elderly mother to waste away in her bed to the point that maggots infested her bed sores, while the jobless bum spent his days sexting and pocketing her Social Security checks until her death, according to court papers released Monday. Allen Page is facing murder charges after he called a hospice nurse to do an evaluation of his 84-year-old mother Mary Elenz on Sept.18, 2025, only for medical authorities to discover the terrible condition the woman was in, AZ Family reported. The octogenarian — who was still alive at the time, but unresponsive — had been found with her skin sealed onto soiled sheets, as flies circled her body and maggots oozed out of open wounds, the new documents disturbingly revealed. The responding nurse broke down crying while describing the scene, calling it “the most horrific thing I’ve ever seen in my life,” according to court documents. Medical authorities rushed Elenz to nearby Hospice of the Valley, where doctors determined she was also malnourished.

She died the next day, according to the papers. The Maricopa County Office of the Medical Examiner determined her cause of death was pneumonia complicated by skin wounds, and said that neglect played a role. Investigators interviewed Page, who initially had inconsistent stories about how he’d taken care of his mother, including when the last time he’d had a nurse visit was or how frequently he cleaned and bathed her, according to records. The dirtbag was also discovered sexting several people in his mother’s final days, all while insisting to friends that his mother was, in fact, fine, records show. Page, who hadn’t worked since 2022, also received a $1,600 deposit into his bank account from his mother every time she was paid by Social Security, police said. According to cops, the manchild would use the money for himself instead of putting it toward his mother’s care. Documents also show several allegations of abuse against Elenz...