Abuse of ailing mother ruled manslaughter

Ontario: Abuse of ailing mother ruled manslaughter: "An Ontario man who admitted he treated his dog better than his ailing mother was convicted of manslaughter yesterday, even though his actions did not directly cause her death -- setting a legal first in an elder abuse case. Justice Edward Then found Donald Noseworthy of Scarborough guilty of 'significantly contributing' to the death of his 78-year-old mother, Mary, two years ago. She suffered from Alzheimer's and died of congestive heart failure. Mr. Noseworthy, 55, pleaded guilty to failure to provide the necessities of life, but Crown prosecutor Rosemarie Juginovic pushed to have the man convicted of the more serious manslaughter charge after a police investigation revealed he didn't call 911 in the last days of his mother's life, fearing he'd be charged for the abuse inflicted on the incontinent woman. "