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Sadie Gray and agencies Thursday March 20 2008 guardian.co.uk
A man in America whose girlfriend sat on the toilet for so long she became stuck to the seat has been charged with her mistreatment.
Kory McFarren, 37, of Ness City, Kansas, called police last month saying there was something wrong with Pam Babcock.
Officers arrived to find she been sitting on the lavatory for a month. They had to prise the seat off with a crowbar so she could be taken to hospital with it still attached to her legs.
McFarren said Babcock, 35, was scared to leave the bathroom. He was not sure how long she had been in there, but said she may have been in there for up to two years.
He took her food and water every day and repeatedly asked her to come out, to which she usually replied "maybe tomorrow", he told the Ness County sheriff's office.
McFarren has been charged with the mistreatment of a dependent adult, and will appear before a court next month.
Craig Crosswhite, the Ness County attorney, said: "I looked at the statutes and spoke to the attorney general's office. This was a very unusual set of circumstances, and this is the law that most closely applied to the situation."
McFarren said: "The only thing I am guilty of is I didn't get her help sooner."
Babcock had been sitting on the lavatory for so long that open sores had developed on her legs, causing her to stick to the seat. Her skin had begun to grow around the seat.
She was found sitting upright, fully clothed, with her tracksuit trousers pulled up to mid-thigh. "She would have to be sleeping on the toilet," said Sheriff Bryan Whipple.
He said she seemed "somewhat disorientated" and her legs appeared to have atrophied. But she told officers she did not need help and did not want to leave.
She has since refused to speak to the police, and officials said it was unclear whether she had a mental or physical disability.
Babcock was taken to hospital in Wichita where doctors said an infection in her legs had caused nerve damage that could mean she has to use a wheelchair. She remains in hospital.
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Man charged over girlfriend found stuck on toilet
Sadie Gray and agencies Thursday March 20 2008 guardian.co.uk
A man in America whose girlfriend sat on the toilet for so long she became stuck to the seat has been charged with her mistreatment.
Kory McFarren, 37, of Ness City, Kansas, called police last month saying there was something wrong with Pam Babcock.
Officers arrived to find she been sitting on the lavatory for a month. They had to prise the seat off with a crowbar so she could be taken to hospital with it still attached to her legs.
McFarren said Babcock, 35, was scared to leave the bathroom. He was not sure how long she had been in there, but said she may have been in there for up to two years.
He took her food and water every day and repeatedly asked her to come out, to which she usually replied "maybe tomorrow", he told the Ness County sheriff's office.
McFarren has been charged with the mistreatment of a dependent adult, and will appear before a court next month.
Craig Crosswhite, the Ness County attorney, said: "I looked at the statutes and spoke to the attorney general's office. This was a very unusual set of circumstances, and this is the law that most closely applied to the situation."
McFarren said: "The only thing I am guilty of is I didn't get her help sooner."
Babcock had been sitting on the lavatory for so long that open sores had developed on her legs, causing her to stick to the seat. Her skin had begun to grow around the seat.
She was found sitting upright, fully clothed, with her tracksuit trousers pulled up to mid-thigh. "She would have to be sleeping on the toilet," said Sheriff Bryan Whipple.
He said she seemed "somewhat disorientated" and her legs appeared to have atrophied. But she told officers she did not need help and did not want to leave.
She has since refused to speak to the police, and officials said it was unclear whether she had a mental or physical disability.
Babcock was taken to hospital in Wichita where doctors said an infection in her legs had caused nerve damage that could mean she has to use a wheelchair. She remains in hospital.
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