A
Florida couple recently had their day in court after police say they forced
their children to live with a dead body so they could collect the deceased’s
social security checks.
Click Orlando reports: A Holly
Hill man was sentenced to five years in prison after being convicted of living
with a body.
Todd
Christopher LaDuke, 39, was convicted of two felony counts of child neglect and
a misdemeanor count for failing to report a body to the medical examiner.
LaDuke
was arrested last Halloween along with co-defendant Nicole Scalise after
investigators discovered the body of Tiffany Kain, 33, in her bedroom.
LaDuke
and Scalise were living off her Social Security money, according to
investigators.
Police
were responding to a well-being check on Kain, who suffered from spina bifida
and multiple sclerosis, neighbors said.
The
Agency for Persons with Disabilities contacted police after they failed to
reach her.
LaDuke
and Scalise were living across the hall in another bedroom with a 6-year-old
and a 11-year-old children in deplorable conditions, investigators added.
Police
reports say that both defendants had clear knowledge of the obvious odor and
were living without water and illegally obtaining electrify by bypassing the
meter by using jumpers.
There
was also evidence of animal feces and urine throughout the living area.
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