Jared Greenwood - an update

Farmington, New Mexico (February 2, 2008) - The trial of Jared Greenwood's mother, Sandra Greenwood, who is charged with his death, was restarted this month after psychological testing found her to be fit to stand trial. As noted in an earlier FRIDA post, Sanda Greenwood, 61, is accused of leaving 26-year-old Jared, who was autistic and developmentally disabled, to die covered in feces and refuse on the bathroom floor of their home in September 2007. According to the criminal complaint, Jared was cared for by his mother, although payments for his care were stopped in March 2007 after she stopped requesting continued disability assistance. Ms Greenwood is charged with neglecting a health care resident and involuntary manslaughter and if convicted, faces more than 16 years in prison. The story in full is here ...