Mentally disabled woman helpless as health, home deteriorate

The living quarters of one of the sons; Betty, her daughter and another son live in the floor above.

Life has always been hard for ‘Betty‘ (only name given), who is mentally disabled. Now believed to be about 70, the woman, who is a mother of at least six, is suspected to be suffering from diabetes, and cannot walk, speak or see well. Along with her poor mental and physical health, she and three of her children are now living in literal squalor.

Although they have a roof over their heads, their house, located amidst thick bushes on Dowding Street, Kitty