Two Women Charged in Southeast Elderly Deaths

Two separate cases in the Southeast involve women charged with causing the deaths of elderly relatives. In Augusta, Georgia, Tyrossale Peak faces felony murder and felony neglect charges after authorities found her elderly mother suffering from extreme neglect and severe untreated bed sores. In Irvington, Alabama, 18-year-old Jailen Mia Lupton was arrested and charged with murder and second-degree burglary for allegedly killing her 70-year-old grandmother, Diane Trest, with a mallet. Witnesses said Lupton forced her way into a neighbor's home, demanded car keys, and confessed to the killing before her arrest. Both cases have drawn attention to the issue of elder abuse and familial violence. Investigations in both locations are ongoing.