FRUITLAND, Md. (AP) — Maryland State Police have arrested a caregiver in connection to the death of a woman she was caring for.
Police say 44-year-old Becky Long has been arrested and charged with second-degree murder, assault, manslaughter, reckless endangerment and abuse of a vulnerable adult in connection to the death of 56-year-old Mary Bonniwell.
Police say Long and Bonniwell were living together in Fruitland, and that Long had been Bonniwell’s caretaker for more than a year.
Stories like this should discourage advanced care of family members.Instead of being horrified at my comment,please ponder it.A caring & loving family is not always the appropriate way to go because any mishap is viewed much more harshly than if the mishap occurred in a nursing home.Any issue that can be sensationalized by the media is greatly amplified when family members are involved,and the media has a huge impact on court related decisions.Elderly people die in nursing homes every day under questionable circumstances & very little ever happens to them as a result.56 is not elderly,but the need for care has no official age limit.
Hmmm. Look up Becky A Long in MD case search. Becky vs. Chris Bonniwell. There will be a lot more to this story. Did you hear that the deceased had been sleeping on a makeshift bed on the floor, because "her bed had been ruined"?
This makes me sick.
And yes, my Dad died in a nursing home. Despite my tenaciousness, nothing has come of my complaints.
I did look her up 12:46! The Chris Bonniwell was charged at one point with harassment and being a peeping tom. Long also had a peace order out against him and others. I'm thinking were these concerned relatives who were only attempting to check up on incapacitated Mary Bonniwell?
Stories like this should discourage advanced care of family members.Instead of being horrified at my comment,please ponder it.A caring & loving family is not always the appropriate way to go because any mishap is viewed much more harshly than if the mishap occurred in a nursing home.Any issue that can be sensationalized by the media is greatly amplified when family members are involved,and the media has a huge impact on court related decisions.Elderly people die in nursing homes every day under questionable circumstances & very little ever happens to them as a result.56 is not elderly,but the need for care has no official age limit.
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ReplyDeleteHmmm. Look up Becky A Long in MD case search. Becky vs. Chris Bonniwell. There will be a lot more to this story. Did you hear that the deceased had been sleeping on a makeshift bed on the floor, because "her bed had been ruined"?
ReplyDeleteThis makes me sick.
And yes, my Dad died in a nursing home. Despite my tenaciousness, nothing has come of my complaints.
I did look her up 12:46! The Chris Bonniwell was charged at one point with harassment and being a peeping tom.
ReplyDeleteLong also had a peace order out against him and others.
I'm thinking were these concerned relatives who were only attempting to check up on incapacitated Mary Bonniwell?
Chris Bonniwell was her son,
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