By Associated Press - Wednesday, July 5, 2017

ROBSON, W.Va. (AP) - A West Virginia man who authorities say abused his 78-year-old mother has been arrested.

News outlets report 55-year-old Craig Anthony Cottle was arrested Monday and charged with malicious abuse of an incapacitated adult with injury and domestic battery.

The Fayette County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release that deputies had found a woman bleeding extensively from wounds to her arms.



His bond is set at $10,000. It’s unclear if Cottle has a lawyer.

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