By Associated Press - Tuesday, November 19, 2019

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - A Philadelphia woman has been charged with murder in the death of her adult quadriplegic daughter.

Authorities say 63-year-old Yelena Nezhikhovskaya is also charged with false reporting and drug delivery resulting in death stemming from the death of her 32-year-old daughter, Yulia. She was arrested Saturday, and the charges were made public Monday.

Yulia Nezhikhovskaya was pronounced dead at the family home last December. But authorities have not revealed a possible motive or cause of death.



It wasn’t known Tuesday if Yelena Nezhikhovskaya has retained an attorney.

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