A home health aide faces charges after Volusia County deputies arrested her Monday on accusations that she stole from a 94-year-old woman in her care.
Cory Whealen, 35, of Daytona Beach is accused of taking prescription medication from the victim, as well as the 94-year-old’s credit card.
Deputies said the Edgewater woman requires round-the-clock care. [TRENDING: HOA charges family $927 for trash on curb | Doctor faces hate crime charge in social distancing attack | Mandatory vaccines for first responders?] The victim’s credit card was charged several times throughout the month of January, according to deputies.
Some of her medication, a painkiller called Tramadol, also went missing sometime between Jan. 18 and Jan. 21, records show. The