Prosecutor warns: Elderly abuse on the rise (Westland Observer)
Story date: 2008-02-24 04:03:02
Added on: 2008-02-24 08:08:07
Abuse of elderly people, even by their own children, has become the fastest-growing crime in Wayne County and the nation, and the problem will only worsen as baby boomers age, officials said Wednesday. "It can be financial, physical or emotional, and the consequences can be deadly," Westland Mayor William Wild told nearly 150 seniors who attended a seminar at Westland's senior Friendship Center. ...
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