Delaware
Woman dies after being found 'fused' to soiled bedsheets in Delaware County home
Bedridden woman found ‘fused’ to soiled bedsheets dies
A bedridden woman who police say was found “fused” to soiled bedsheets during a wellness check at a Delaware County home has died. Her son, 51-year-old Daniel Klien, has been charged with abuse of care and endangering another person.
UPPER CHICHESTER, Pa. – A bedridden woman who police say was found “fused” to her soiled bedsheets inside a Delaware County home has died, officials say.
The gruesome discovery was made earlier this week during a police wellness check at a disheveled home on Dresner Circle in Upper Chichester.
Officers were called to the home after a neighbor reported packages piling up on the home’s front porch and no answer at the front door.
Police saw a “large amount of trash” inside the home when they looked through the sliding glass door and noticed flies inside the property.
When officers entered the home fearing someone inside was deceased or having a medical emergency, they were met by 51-year-old Daniel Klien, the woman’s son.
He lead officers through the messy home to the master bedroom where police say the woman was sleeping with a visibly soiled blanket covering her lower body.
Medics were called to the home and removed the blanket to find Klien’s mother “covered in dried feces and maggots,” according to police.
They soon found her to be “fused to the bedsheets” and removed her for further treatment at Crozer Chester Medical Center.
Klien was arrested and charged with abuse of care and endangering another person.
DELAWARE COUNTY, Ohio — People in Delaware County said it feels like new housing developments are popping up on every corner.
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“What haven’t you noticed, right? The whole area just exploded,” said Scott Shonebarger.
Scott Sanders, the executive director of the Regional Planning Commission, said companies like Intel and other industries are a main driver for thousands of people moving to Delaware County.
With the big boom comes an urgent need for more housing.
John Wicks is the developer at Real Property Design and Development.
He has spent over a decade building homes for families in Delaware County.
Wicks said the Olentangy School District is one of the hottest spots for new homes.
“I started with one high school up until the 90s, then now we’re up to four up to five different high schools so it’s just a big draw,” said Wicks. “It’s a beautiful community.”
The district has grown into the fourth largest in Ohio with a new elementary school opening next year, and a fifth high school in 2028.
Wicks said the growth has presented some challenges over the years like labor shortage and some opposition.
“It’s become a big issue for a lot of people that live in and around these areas. They tend to oppose new growth and new development, so restrictions have gotten a little bit harder. Costs have obviously gone up over the last 20 years,” said Wicks.
The planning commission says between 275,000 and 350,000 people could call Delaware County home by 2040.
That’s up from 214,000 in 2020.
Scott Shonebarger said he supports growth but wonders when is enough.
“I mean to a certain extent I think you know at some point right you have to have some sort of boundaries I think, getting into the fact that now you have five high schools,” said Shonebarger. “What’s the limit?”
Police in Wilmington, Delaware, shot and killed a 19-year-old man Wednesday night.
The incident happened in a residential area near 24th and Jessup streets just after 11 p.m., Wilmington police said in a news release. The person who was shot has not been publicly identified.
Officers were monitoring a large crowd gathered outside when they saw a man exit a home with a handgun and point it toward the crowd, police say.
When officers approached the man, he ran away and a foot pursuit began, police say.
At some point in the chase, an officer fired their weapon and hit the 19-year-old. The man was taken to a local hospital, where he later died.
Police say they recovered a loaded gun from the man and that the officer was not injured.
Video filmed at the scene shows a crowd of residents gathered outside after the shooting.
Police are asking anyone with more information to come forward. The shooting is under investigation by the Delaware Department of Justice and Wilmington police.
Delaware Supreme Court Justice Karen L. Valihura announced Wednesday that she will lead a new corporate law institute at the Wilmington University Farnan School of Law.
She will step down from the bench of Delaware’s highest court in late July, after choosing not to seek reappointment at the end of her 12-year term. She revealed her plans for the next phase of her legal career in a special session of the court in Wilmington.
As well as joining the Wilmington University law school faculty, Valihura will be the founding director of the school’s new Corporate Law, Governance and Practice Institute. …
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