Police say two women just used their roommate’s corpse to withdraw money from the deceased victim’s U.S. bank account.
Karen Casbohm and Loreen Feralo reportedly found their 80-year-old roommate Douglas Layman dead in their home on Monday and decided to take his body to the bank, Fox 8 News in Cleveland, Ohio reports.
Authorities say the pair put Layman in the front seat of their car and went to the bank’s driveway, knowing the lender would allow the withdrawal if he saw Layman in the vehicle.
After successfully conducting a $900 withdrawal, the pair allegedly dropped off Layman’s body at a nearby hospital.
Casbohm and Feralo now face charges of theft and gross abuse of a corpse in what Police Chief Robert Stell describes as a very unusual and unfortunate situation.
“This is unusual for all of us. In my 28 years in law enforcement, this is the first time I’ve seen something like this.”
Prosecutor Cecilia Cooper says the three lived together but are not relatives, and each charge carries a prison sentence of up to one year.
Police say the investigation is ongoing and additional charges may be filed.
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