A live-in caregiver arrested in connection with the heat-related death of a 90-year-old man and the hospitalization of his wife in eastern Contra Costa County has been released, authorities said today.
Laarni Dime, 57, was arrested on suspicion of elder abuse after she failed to turn on the air conditioner in the Discovery Bay home of George Brim.
Brim was found dead in his bedroom and his 85-year-old wife was suffering from heat-related injuries at about 11:15 p.m. on Saturday July 18, 2009, Lee said. The high in Discovery Bay that day topped 100 degrees.
Dime was released late Monday while the investigation continues.
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