A North Texas man who died while in the care of the owner of an unlicensed group home told his family he was receiving handfuls of unknown pills twice a day, according to new police documents.
This week, an autopsy reveals that man died from "mixed drug toxicity."The woman assigned to be his caretaker is now charged with his murder months after being charged with endangerment.The woman under investigation for mistreating patients at multiple unlicensed group homes is now facing at least one murder charge. In January, at an Arlington home on Lake Whitney Drive, investigators found 60-year-old Steven Kelly Pankratz unresponsive.
She’s been in jail since February when she was arrested for abandonment and endangerment involving multiple clients.According to arrest paperwork, Pankratz was hospitalized in late 2022 and referred to one of Becquer’s group homes in Mansfield.Soon after moving into the home, investigators say Becquer took control of power of attorney for Pankratz.Pankratz started missing doctors’ appointments and moved around from house to house in Becquer’s network.
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