A 42-year-old man has been charged with aggravated malicious wounding after police say he attacked an elderly resident at a Oakwood Assisted Living Thursday evening. Debbie George, a representative of the City of Suffolk said that the resident attacked a 92-year-old woman sometime before 6:30 p.m. The elderly woman sustained severe facial injuries and was transported to Norfolk General Hospital.
The next morning, the victim remained in critical condition at the hospital. The man was arrested and charged with aggravated malicious wounding. He is being held in jail without bond at this time. For more, read the story.
Robert W. Carter, Jr. is a Virginia attorney whose law practice is dedicated to protecting the rights of the victims of nursing home and assisted living neglect and abuse in Richmond, Roanoke, Norfolk, Lynchburg, Danville, Charlottesville, and across Virginia.
