Opelousas couple arrested for cruelty to the infirmed
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and last updated 2021-06-09 12:34:19-04
OPELOUSAS â Two people have booked in St. Landry Parish on charges of cruelty to the infirmed.
According to to the St. Landry's Parish Sheriff's Office, detectives responded on June 1 to complaints of possible abuse and neglect to an infirmed person.
Authorities arrested 42-year-old Alvin Kennedy and his girlfriend Lauren Oberle, 39, after the victim stated that she was not allowed to leave her bedroom to shower or use the restroom.
The 64-year-old victim, who the sheriff's office says is legally blind, allegedly told detectives that Kennedy and Oberle threatened to beat her if she left her bedroom.