Two Ohio women are accused of using an elderly man’s body to withdraw money from his bank account before sending him to the emergency room.
Karen Kasbohm, 63, and Loreen Bee Ferraro, 55, accused Ashtabula officials told Fox 8 that they are accused of propping up the body of 80-year-old Douglas Layman in his car and tricking a bank teller into withdrawing about $900.
The two women lived in Amateur’s home but were not related, but police said the man died at his home hours after he allegedly left his body in the emergency room at Ashtabula County Medical Center on Monday. told the official.
“They left without providing any information to the hospital. They just left him behind,” Police Chief Robert Stell told the outlet.
Stell said medical personnel had no idea who the man was when the body was dropped off until one of the suspects called the hospital several hours later and provided more information. statement Obtained by Fox News.
That’s when police showed up at the Reiman’s front door and found Kasbohm and Ferraro.
Upon further investigation, prosecutor Cecilia Cooper said that when the man died of unknown causes, the two took his body to the bank without calling 911.
The women are accused of “with the help of an unidentified third party, they placed the man in the passenger seat of their car and withdrew approximately $900 through the bank’s drive-through,” according to a report on Fox News.
Police believe the bank previously allowed the suspects to withdraw money from Reiman’s account as long as they could see him in the car.
Kasbohm and Ferraro were arrested two days later on Wednesday and charged with felony abuse of a corpse and theft, respectively.
“This is very unusual,” Cooper told Fox 8.
Both women have significant criminal histories, with Kasbohm having previous convictions for theft, solicitation, trespassing, receiving stolen property, possession of drug paraphernalia, and attempted drug abuse, and Ferraro for reckless assault, reckless assault, and attempted drug abuse. He was convicted of possession of drug paraphernalia and criminal trespassing. DUI, theft, attempted drug possession.
Stell said the investigation is ongoing and the pair could face more charges if police discover new facts.
Kasbohm’s bail was set in court at $5,000, and Ferraro is scheduled to make his first court appearance Thursday.
