Virginia Marie Stone: Maryland woman who neglected 18-year-old daughter’s sickness for years charged with homicide
COBB ISLAND, MARYLAND: A mother is charged with abandoning her sick kid, which caused her death. According to deputies in Charles County, Maryland, the victim Elizabeth Marie Evening Star Stone, 18, had been suffering from treatable conditions for years, but Virginia Marie Stone, 45, did nothing to help. The Cobb Island woman is now in custody after the death of her 18-year-old daughter was ruled a homicide. Authorities said through a Facebook post that they responded on September 30, 2020, to the 17400 block of Audrey Road in Cobb Island on a report of someone not breathing, where they found Elizabeth dead.
According to The Southern Maryland Chronicle, Detective C Garner said, “Upon arrival, officers discovered Elizabeth Marie Evening Star Stone, 18, on her bed; she was deceased. Detectives responded and the girl’s mother indicated her daughter had several underlying medical conditions. Stone was transported to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner (OCME) where an autopsy was performed.” The Charles County State's Attorney Office and the Maryland Office of the Chief Medical Examiner conducted an investigation.
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The medical examiner ruled Evening's death as a homicide because of neglect, pneumonia, and malnutrition. Investigators discovered that Elizabeth had had a variety of medical diagnoses in the past, which authorities claimed could be treated. However, Virginia allegedly did not intervene to provide her sick kid any care. According to the authorities, “After a thorough investigation, detectives learned Stone was diagnosed with several medical conditions years ago, which were treatable if she was provided the appropriate care." As part of the death investigation, detectives worked with the OCME and the Charles County State’s Attorney’s Office (SAO).
Based on the evidence and information gathered, the OCME ruled Stone’s death a homicide due to neglect, pneumonia, and malnutrition. In support of the OCME ruling and in collaboration with the SAO, it was determined Stone’s mother, Virginia Marie Stone, 45, of Cobb Island, failed to provide adequate care for her daughter, which resulted in her death.” On July 29, a grand jury in Charles County, Virginia, charged the defendant Stone with second-degree murder and bodily harm to a vulnerable adult. On August 1, according to authorities, she was discovered in West Moreland in the state of Virginia. She was detained at a local jail after being extradited to Charles County, Maryland, on Tuesday, August 16 and she is being held without bond at the Charles County Detention Center after being brought there. No additional details will be released at this time.