Daughter accused of giving 72-year-old mother with dementia gun to commit suicide: ‘Sucks being a 24-7 caregiver’

Police have accused an Oklahoma woman of her mother’s suicide, after she gave a gun to the 72-year-old woman who was under her care with dementia, saying “it sucks being a 24-7 caregiver.”

Jaydee Watts, 44, was arrested by Oklahoma City police after an investigation into the suicide-death of her elderly mother Lynda Watts back on September 10.

Police say Lynda Watts suffered from dementia and her daughter was her primary caregiver.

During their investigation, homicide detectives discovered the younger Watts had “intentionally provided a firearm to the victim which prompted the victim to take her own life,” the Oklahoma City Police Department said in a news alert posted Tuesday afternoon.

Police had also obtained Ring camera video from inside the home that allegedly showed Jaydee verbally berating her mother, calling her a toddler and threatening her by saying “take your pill or choke on it and die,” according to KOCO News.

Jaydee Watts left her mother’s bedroom and returned with a handgun, demonstrating how to remove the firearm from a holster and telling the 72-year-old “Do with it what you will,” before exiting the room again and returning with a drill saying she was going to lock her mother inside the bedroom.

Lynda Watts then fired two shots, killing herself, according to the outlet.

“(Jaydee) suggested that she take her own life, very sadly she did,” Oklahoma City police MSGT. Dillon Quirk said.

After her mother shot herself, Jaydee Watts called a hospice worker and told her her mother had shot herself with a gun she provided to her, according to court documents obtained by KOCO News.

After the phone call, the hospice worker called the police and relayed the information to them.

Detectives arrived at the house and discovered Lynda Watts deceased inside.

Jaydee Watts was eventually taken down to the police headquarters for an interview, where she told the investigators “it sucks being a 24-7 caregiver,” according to the outlet.

A warrant for Jaydee Watts’ arrest was issued after the case was presented to the Oklahoma City District Attorney’s office.

Watts turned herself in and was charged with Felony Murder in the Second Degree by Caretaker Abuse and Kidnapping.

She was booked on a $1 million bond before she was bonded out.

Lynda Watts’ death came a week before her 73rd birthday.

If you are struggling with suicidal thoughts or are experiencing a mental health crisis and live in New York City, you can call 1-888-NYC-WELL for free and confidential crisis counseling. If you live outside the five boroughs, you can dial the 24/7 National Suicide Prevention hotline at 988 or go to SuicidePreventionLifeline.org.