A West Virginia woman is accused of leaving her frail and ailing husband on the toilet for 19 hours, an act investigators say contributed to his death.Margaret Rog, 75, was arrested on Tuesday in connection with the death of her 76-year-old husband.She was charged with abuse or neglect of an incapacitated adult.Authorities allege Rog had left her husband, who suffers from dementia, Alzheimer’s and legal blindness, on the toilet overnight last month, leading to serious health conditions that contributed to his death, the Monongalia County Sheriff’s Office said, according to WDTV.Her husband went to the bathroom at around 3 p.m.
on Aug.20, but when he was finished doing his business, Rog was unable to help him off the toilet.IOWA WOMAN DIED FOLLOWING HERNIA REPAIR AFTER NURSES DISMISSED PAINFUL POST-SURGERY SYMPTOMS: LAWSUITMargaret Rog was charged with abuse or neglect of an incapacitated adult.
(West Virginia Department of Corrections)According to investigators, instead of calling for help, the woman left her husband unattended and unresponsive for 19 hours without food, water or his prescribed medications, the sheriff's office said.Deputies allege Rog watched her husband groan in pain but did not call anyone for help and later went to bed as her ailing husband remained stuck on the toilet, according to deputies.At around 10 a.m.the following day, a speech therapist arrived for an in-home visit with Rog’s husband and found the man unresponsive and in dangerously poor condition, according to WDTV, citing court records.The speech therapist then called an ambulance and the man was rushed to the hospital.Margaret Rog had left her her husband, who suffers from dementia, Alzheimer’s and legal blindness, on the toilet overnight.
(Monongalia County Sheriff’s Office)He was then diagnosed with several conditions, including heart failure, respiratory failure, pulmonary embolism, hypernatremia, sepsis and rhabdomyolysis.The man was also found to have wounds on his ...