May 19th 2024.
A concerned neighbor may have saved the life of a 58-year-old woman who was being mistreated by her daughter, Natasha Pammant, 24. Pammant has been sentenced to jail for leaving her own mother in a disturbing state for three months. It was only thanks to a neighbor who heard her screams that the authorities were alerted and able to rescue the woman.
According to the prosecutor, Catherine Silverton, the woman's condition was dire when the social worker arrived at the house she shared with Pammant. She had a "skeletal leg" and a "swollen ankle and foot", and the stench inside the house was overwhelming. There were flies and fly papers everywhere, and the woman was found slumped in a chair with feces and urine stains on her jumper.
The paramedics had to shower the woman to get her off the chair before taking her to the ambulance. The smell in the house was so strong that it was difficult for those entering to breathe. The woman had been wearing the same jumper for a year and was in desperate need of food. The house was filled with rubbish, and the woman had faeces under her toenails. She also had a large pressure ulcer that could have been fatal if she had not received medical attention.
The prosecutor revealed that the woman had been neglected for four months and would have died if the neighbor had not contacted social services. When questioned, the woman said that Pammant and her partner, Liam Leach, had thrown away her sofa, leaving her with no other option but to sit in the chair. She also claimed that she had given them her bank card for money, but they had left her for days without any care.
Leach, who had taken on some caring responsibilities, described Pammant as "lazy". The woman suffered from various health issues, including asthma, COPD, depression, anxiety, self-neglect, and malnutrition. Pammant accepted that the state of the house was disgusting and that she should have called an ambulance, but she claimed that her mother did not want any medical attention.
On the other hand, Leach blamed the council and doctors for the woman's situation, and described Pammant as lazy. A friend of the woman testified that she used to visit her until a year before the police arrived. She also revealed that Pammant used to make her mother wait until 6pm for food and did not want to take care of her, but did it for the money.
During her interview, Pammant claimed that 95% of the time, it was Leach who took her mother to the commode. Both Pammant and Leach pleaded guilty to a charge of cruelty against a person in their care, as well as a second offence. Mitigating for Pammant, Kristian Cavanagh stated that she had struggled with her own adequacy due to her difficult upbringing and lack of emotional support.
Catherine Duffy, representing Leach, mentioned that he now lives alone and has his own vulnerabilities. She also informed the court that his grandmother had passed away on the morning of his sentencing, making it a tragic and difficult day for him. The judge, Recorder Alex Menary, sentenced both Pammant and Leach to 30 months in jail.
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