A RECLUSE woman was found fused to her couch full of feces after allegedly being neglected for years – major case update.
Lacey Fletcher, 36, died in her parents' Louisiana home back in January, according to the coroner, Dr. Ewell Dewitt Bickham III.
The disabled daughter of Clay and Sheila Fletcher weighed only 96 pounds.
She was found on an old sofa, covered in urine, liquid feces, maggots and insect bites, according to the police.
Sources told WBRZ that the whole room reeked and that the floor underneath the couch was buckling.
The local coroner told the outlet that Lacey "melted" into the couch, upon looking at the scene.
Lacey died from starvation among other factors, according to Bickham.
The coroner also said that Lacey was found with severe ulcers on her underside.
She was suffering from bacterial infections and was positive for Covid.
Bickham told WAFB: “Her cause of death stems from at least a decade of medical neglect."
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Her parents pleaded not guilty on Tuesday at the East Feliciana Parish Courthouse.
In a January interview with the police, the couple stated that Lacey refused to leave the living room couch.
They claim to have brought Lacey her meals, even saying that she would urinate and defecate in towels or on the floor because she was afraid to leave the couch.
Clay and Sheila also claimed that Lacey had not seen a doctor in 10 years because she had not been sick.
It took months for the Fletchers to be charged with the alleged murder of their daughter.
Eventually, the couple was charged with second-degree murder.
The two are currently scheduled to stand on trial for the alleged murder after a grand jury found enough evidence to indict them in May.
Lacey's parents will appear again in court on September 6 and then on February 6, 2023.
The couple's attorney told KTBS that he believes in the innocence of his clients.
However, District Attorney Sam D'Aquilla told the outlet that he has a solid case against the Fletchers.
Sheila and Clay have been released from jail and are each on a $300,000 bond since their arrest in May.
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The District Attorney said: “They lost a daughter. I have – not much – but I have a little compassion for them,” he said.
"I think we have to send a message. You need to take care of your people better than you do your animals.
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