Lacey Fletcher's case is one of the most reported episodes of family neglect in the U.S. press in the last decade. On January 3, 2022, in the small town of Slaughter, Louisiana, paramedics called 911 found a 36-year-old woman literally merged with the armchair where she had remained for more than twelve years without medical attention. The official cause of death was multiple organ failure due to severe chronic boldness.
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Lacey Fletcher's case is one of the most reported episodes of family neglect in the U.S. press in the last decade. On January 3, 2022, in the small town of Slaughter, Louisiana, paramedics called 911 found a 36-year-old woman literally merged with the armchair where she had remained for more than twelve years without medical attention. The official cause of death was multiple organ failure due to severe chronic boldness.