Parents of Louisiana woman who died on maggot-ridden couch to plead guilty to manslaughter

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When Lacey was found in her family’s Slaughter home, she was stuck inside a waste-filled crater in the couch — with the local medical examiner describing her as having “melted” into the piece of furniture.

She was covered in maggots and sores, had ulcers on her underside and fecal matter on her face, chest and abdomen, officials said.

Her parents have maintained their innocence, claiming Lacey was “of sound mind” and refused to leave the living room, where they said they brought her meals and set up a potty.

Authorities said the woman was diagnosed with social anxiety and had a history of severe Asperger’s syndrome, a form of autism spectrum disorder, which leaves people with maladjusted social skills.

Lacey may have sat in her own filth for about 12 years, the coroner said.

She weighed a skeletal 96 pounds and also tested positive for COVID-19 after she was found.

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This country needs better health care

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This country needs better health care

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they should have left the coach

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I remember when this first came to light, a whole bunch of Slaughter residents were on FB saying how that couldn't be true, how they were pillars of the community and their church and blah blah blah.

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