Friday, May 21, 2004

 

Connecticut woman accused of trying to kill nursing home roommate

I was surfing The AP wire last night at work because I was really bored. This is one story that caught my eye:

ROCKY HILL, Conn. (AP)- A woman is accused of trying to kill her 73-year-old nursing home roommate by stuffing facial tissues down her throat and cotton balls up her nose.

Marcia Hoggan, 54, was charged Wednesday with attempted murder and assault on an elderly person.

Police said Hoggan was annoyed with her roommate's husband when she attacked Eleanor Mazzarella last month at Haven Health Care Center.

Mazzarella, who suffers from Parkinson's disease and other ailments, was found in her bed with a travel-size pack of tissues in her mouth and cotton up her nose, police said. She was in cardiac arrest but survived.

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I forgot how much I like surfing the wire. I'm sure once I get back into the swing of things I won't have much time to do it though.

posted by Anne 5/21/2004 11:17:00 AM