Daughter charged after bedridden father hospitalized with bone-exposing wounds, records say

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT/Gray News) - A Knoxville woman is facing charges after her 74-year-old father arrived at the hospital covered in sores.

According to court records obtained by WVLT, the case centers on Misty McDaniel, who police said, along with her husband, were the primary caretakers of her father.

Court records say McDaniel’s father was admitted to Blount Memorial Hospital, which is where police originally responded.

The court records described several wounds the man had, saying he had sores that exposed muscle and bone. It was also reported that the man’s blood sugar levels were over 600.

Police decided to look into McDaniel and visited the home where she, her husband and her father live. There, the records said officers found a month’s supply of blood sugar medication. According to records, the medication had not been administered to the father.

McDaniel was taken into custody and charged with aggravated neglect of an elderly adult.