VIC:Suspended sentence in neglect case

AAP General News (Australia)
04-15-2011
VIC:Suspended sentence in neglect case

A Melbourne woman .. charged over the manslaughter of her mother .. who died after
being left on a floor for a week .. will walk free from prison.

MARY EVE PYRCZAK has been sentenced to three years' jail .. with all but 15 days she's
already served being wholly suspended.

Justice COGHLAN said that while many would disagree with his decision .. PYRCZAK hadn't
acted out of malice.

In November 2008 .. paramedics found KATERYNA PYRCZAK naked on her kitchen floor ..

covered in faeces and with sores and maggots on her.

MARY PRYCSAK pleaded guilty to manslaughter by criminal negligence.

Her barrister said her actions weren't callous .. and the mother and daughter disliked
doctors .. and the pair didn't want her to go into a nursing home.

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KEYWORD: PYRCZAK (MELBOURNE)

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