Victim of elder abuse dies on birthday

FALL RIVER (FOX 25 / MyFoxBoston.com) - An elderly woman who was allegedly abused at the hands of her own children died Thursday at St. Anne’s Hospital in Fall River.

Mary Arauio died on her 81st birthday, after being found Saturday at her Fall River home with severe bed sores so deep that tendons could be seen through her decomposing skin. Police also said it appeared she had been in a chair of her own urine and feces for nearly a month,

Five of her children have already been charged.

The five family members already charged in connection with this case are:

Duarte Cabral, 51, Karen Cabral, 49, Arauio's children, and Corey Cabral, 21, Scott Cabral, 24, Keith Cabral, 29, her grandchildren, have all been charged with varying degrees of elder neglect and inflicting serious injury.