An elderly woman was brought to Hi-Desert Medical Center Saturday afternoon with what was described as one of the worst cases of elder abuse ever seen by the emergency room doctor. According to a Sheriff’s report, about 1:15, the woman was brought in non-responsive and with numerous ant bites on her abdomen and back, with the ants still attached to open wounds. The doctor told the responding deputy that the woman was just hours from dying. After investigation, the woman’s caregiver, her son Edwin Hill, 57, was arrested for investigation of felony elder abuse, booked at the Morongo Basin Jail, with his bail set at $50,000.
