Pooja LodhiaHOUSTON (KTRK) -- A caregiver is facing charges, accused of stealing tens of thousands of dollars from an elderly woman she was caring for on the weekends. Just off the South Freeway is a quiet neighborhood where many seniors come to retire. But what allegedly happened here is a shock to many.
"Oh, I'm glad you mentioned it. Oh my Lord,"said neighbor Lula Morris.
"That's sad, that's sad. They depend on and trust people to come and take care of them," another neighbor, Baby Dave Felder, said.
The 83-year-old woman who lives there received around-the-clock medical care. But according to a probable cause statement, she's claiming one of her caregivers stole $42,000 from her in July.
Louise Williams told police she kept a large envelope of cash in her pillowcase. She claims a caretaker named Narjis Lee found it while changing her sheets.
Court documents state, "The complainant stated that the defendant specifically grabbed the pillow where the envelope was located and stated, 'Look. Here is your money.'"
The caretaker allegedly went home soon afterward. And according to the report, "When she checked her envelope in the pillowcase, it had been filled with miscellaneous papers and the money was missing."
Police contacted Lee and "the defendant stated she did not know what was in the envelope and she just handed it to the complainant."
Now police say Lee has disappeared. She's charged with felony theft from the elderly.
"I have a provider and I'm careful about who it is I select to come into my home," Felder said.
According to investigators, Lee had been coming to the 83-year-old woman's Houston home for three or four weekends to care for her.
Narjis Lee, 36, is charged with theft. Her bail is set at $10,000.
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