Estate of Indianapolis woman who died sues healthcare facility for wrongful death

INDIANAPOLIS — The property of a lady who died at a healthcare facility earlier this yr is now suing the corporate that operates it.

Patricia Newnum, 80 died in February at Homestead Healthcare Heart, situated within the 7400 block of Madison Avenue.

Based on a wrongful demise grievance filed Tuesday, the crime was “the inevitable outcomes of the Defendants’ years of egregious mismanagement and acutely aware permitting of rampant criminality, assaults, and alcohol/drug abuse to be omnipresent at Homestead Healthcare Heart.”

Dwayne Freeman, 60, of Indianapolis has been formally charged with homicide and rape in Newnum’s demise. Freeman was additionally a resident at Homestead, based on IMPD.

The grievance says Newnum couldn’t transfer on her personal and was “utterly incapable” of defending herself from Freeman. It goes on to say the conduct of every CommuniCare defendant amounted to “willfill and/or wanton misconduct.” Communicare operates Homestead.

Based on the possible trigger affidavit, on the day of Newnum’s demise a Homestead worker may odor alcohol on Freeman’s breath and Freeman grabbed a liquor bottle from the tip of Newnum’s mattress.

“On the time Patricia Newnum was sexually assaulted, raped, and murdered, the CommuniCare Defendants both didn’t have or didn’t implement insurance policies to stop intoxication of residents,” the grievance mentioned.

The grievance additionally mentions pre-death lack of consortium, negligent infliction of emotional misery and intentional infliction of emotional misery.

A spokesperson for CommuniCare informed WRTV in an electronic mail assertion “we proceed to be saddened for the household’s loss nonetheless it’s our coverage to not touch upon pending litigation.”

On-line court docket data present a pretrial convention for Freeman is scheduled for July 6.