A woman let her mother die then lived with the corpse for three years as it decomposed in a nearby bedroom, police say.
Delissa Crayton, 47, was arrested on earlier this month in Seguin, Texas after authorities found the skeletal remains of her mother, Jacqueline Crayton.
Investigators said Jacqueline Crayton, who was 71-years-old, died after she fell in her bedroom in 2016 at the home where she lived with her daughter and 15-year-old granddaughter.
According to police, Delissa did nothing to assist her mother after the fall – and instead let her die after she spent days lying on the floor with a head injury, according to Local 10.
Investigators said the injuries sustained in the fall were not life-threatening.
In a post on Facebook, the Seguin Police Department wrote: ‘From 2016 until July 7, 2019, approximately 3 years, Delissa Crayton resided in the residence with her daughter.’
‘The two-bedroom residence included one room where the skeletal remains were located, and a second bedroom shared by Delissa Crayton and her daughter.
Crayton has been charged with injury to a child under the age of 15 through reklessly, by omission, causing to a child, serious mental deficiency, impairment or injury.
The charge is punishable by two to 20 years in prison and a fine of up to $10,000.
Investigators are still waiting for a final confirmation that the remains are Jacqueline Craton’s.
Crayton’s teenage daughter has been placed with family members. Additional charges are anticipated, according to police.
The Seguin Police Department wrote: ‘This is an ongoing and active investigation being conducted by Seguin Police Department, the Texas Rangers and the Guadalupe County Attorney’s Office.’
Delissa Crayton was booked at the Guadalupe County jail on a $200,000 bond.
