Times staff
Saturday, November 6, 2010
Oshell
NEW PORT RICHEY
A 31-year-old woman drained a dying woman's savings of $72,159 — and even tried to withdraw more money after the woman was dead, authorities said.
Cheryl Ann Oshell, of 6930 Menifee Court, was arrested Thursday. She is charged with exploitation of the elderly and being in contempt of court for not paying child support, which is unrelated to this case.
The victim had cancer and died in June.
Oshell was not related to the victim, but the victim and Oshell's father had once been married, authorities said. The victim told her landlord several times that she worried about Oshell's drug use and misuse of money — but the victim said she was too afraid to leave, a report states.