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Georgia woman charged with elderly neglect after her father showed up at the hospital weighing 66 pounds

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Augusta, GEORGIA – According to the court documents, her name is Dianna Laws and she is accused of depriving him of his needs and causing lacerations that had maggots in them.

The 38-year-old woman was allegedly serving as caregiver for her father.

The 62-year-old man was later identified as Bobby Laws.

Prosecutors said he is in critical condition at Augusta University Medical Center.

The victim weighed 154 pounds when he left the hospital in July.

Laws returned on Sunday after losing 88 pounds.

Laws is accused of depriving him of his needs and causing lacerations that had maggots in them.

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