Three adult children were charged in Bexar County, Texas, after their disabled mother died from living in “filthy conditions” Saturday afternoon.

Bexar County Sheriff’s deputies rescued Patricia Martinez, 57, from her home Thursday after Adult Protective Services were tipped off about her neglected condition, according to statements from Sheriff Javier Salazar on the department’s official Facebook page.

Martinez was found in her insect-infested room with mold growing on parts of her body, the New York Post reported. She died on Saturday afternoon.

Her three adult children, Oscar Dominguez, 37, Rozanna Carrero, 24, and Pedro Luis Carrero, 18, all lived with Martinez, according to the NY Post. They were trained in how to care for their disabled mother.

All three have been charged with serious bodily injury, a first degree felony, Salazar continued in his statement. It is unclear whether these charges will be upgraded as a result of their mother’s death, but Salazar previously stated that this is his intention, according to KHOU.

Prior to her death, Salazar told KHOU that “it’s likely she’s going to pay with her life for their neglect. God have mercy on their souls when their time comes.”

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7 thoughts on “Children Charged with Severe Neglect of Mother: “Mold Growing on Her Body””
  1. It’s Texas, these pieces of shot will definitely pay dearly.
    NO PLEA BARGAINS. TRY THR PUNKS AND THEN HANG EM…

      1. If these three POS were “trained in the care of their mother” they were getting paid by SS. A friend of ours did that for her father – stopped working, was trained, and was his care-giver, and SS gave her decent money. She and her mother took very good care of him.
        And THAT’S exactly what these three monsters did – they were in it for the $$$, and NOTHING else.
        They should be exterminated.

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