The husband of a 400-pound Detroit-area woman has been charged with abuse after her recent death.
Authorities are accusing Michael Brooks of ignoring Yolanda Reese-Brooks and allowing her to wither away in a bed surrounded by her own waste. The 40-year-old Warren woman died of morbid obesity and other injuries last week.
The prosecutor's office says Brooks was his wife's primary caretaker after she sustained a crushed pelvis and ruptured bladder in a 2011 auto wreck. She was extracted from their apartment by an emergency crew wearing protective gear.
Brooks is charged with second-degree abuse of a vulnerable adult. Prosecutor Eric Smith says Brooks' conduct was "shameful." Four children now are living with a relative.
It's unknown if Brooks has a lawyer. He doesn't have a listed phone.
