LANTANA, Fla. (WSVN) — An elderly man in Palm Beach County left a note in his mailbox that led to the arrest of his abusive caretaker. The note was short, but the message was urgent: Call the police.
The 81-year-old victim, who asked not to be identified or show his face on camera, said he suffered abuse at the hands of his former live-in caretaker, 61-year-old Denise Williams.
“She almost violently grabbed my hand, and finally I couldn’t stand the pain, because she was really squeezing it hard,” he said. “And every month, every day, she got a little bit worse.”
Things came to a head last week when, the victim said, Williams started yelling at him over the state of his bathroom, so he tried calling 911.
“She jumped on my chest. I was laying down, trying to get my phone, and she just jumped on my chest and started grabbing at my phone,” he said. “And she finally got it. Scratched me, as you saw.”
He said Williams made sure he couldn’t call for help.
