THE rotting remains of a reclusive 36-year-old were found on a feces-covered couch as her parents are accused of neglect. Lacey Ellen Fletcher’s body was found sunken into her family’s …
The Fletchers are expected in court May 2, where a jury will decide if charges will be brought against them.
In addition to second-degree murder, the Fletchers could also be charged with manslaughter, cruelty to the infirmed, or negligent homicide, D'Aquilla told WAFB. D'Aquilla said it is unclear if anyone but Lacey's parents saw her in the years leading up to her death. Lacey Fletcher suffered from a disability, her parents said in an interview with detectives on January 18.
Lacey was home schooled from the time she was in high school and experienced severe social anxiety as a teen, her parents said.They claim to have brought Lacey her meals, even saying that she would urinate and defecate in towels or on the floor, as she was afraid to leave the couch.D'Aquilla says the couple claimed Lacey was “of sound mind to make her own type of decisions.” Sheila Fletcher even claims to have regularly cleaned her daughter's sores.
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