Third Arrested In Allegheny County Elder Abuse Case

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By: KDKA-TV News Staff

FORWARD TOWNSHIP (KDKA) -- A third person is in custody accused of elder abuse.

Police arrested Rachel Giacomelli at a house in Forward Township on Thursday.

Giacomelli, her mother and brother were supposed to be caring for a 76-year-old woman. However, police said the trio neglected the woman for years. All three have been arrested.

The 76-year-old woman is now in the hospital recovering.