Allegedly, a dementia-stricken mother was abandoned at home with dozens of dogs, which ultimately killed her. Her Daughter Is Now Under Charge

A woman in Colorado is facing a criminal negligence charge and more than 50 counts of animal cruelty after she allegedly left her elderly mother with dementia home alone with dozens of loose and caged dogs.

Jessica Hoff, 47, was arrested on Friday, March 21, in connection to the February death of her mother, 76-year-old LaVonne Hoff, according to a press release from the Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office.

Deputies said that they were sent to the mother and daughter’s home, located on the 4800 block of Jefferson Blvd in Colorado City, on Feb. 3, after receiving a report about an unconscious woman.

When they arrived at the scene, deputies found several dogs running around the house and “another approximately two dozen dogs and seven birds in cages in the home.”

Medical personnel pronounced LaVonne dead at the scene, and an autopsy later concluded she had died from injuries sustained in a dog attack, according to the sheriff’s office. full details visit PEOPLE