Police Arrest Milford Man in Connection with Abuse of Elderly Female

On May 15, 2020 Milford Police took custody of Michael O’Connell (W/M, 64) of 102 East Rutland Rd in Milford in regard to an active warrant for his arrest.

On May 16, 2017, at 10:50 P.M., a 2-1-1 call was received by Milford Police Department requesting a welfare check on an elderly female for whom Michael O’Connell was the caretaker. When officers arrived the elderly female was found unresponsive, Milford Fire Department Paramedics were called to the scene and determined she was deceased.

An autopsy was conducted and the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner’s report determined the manner of death to be a homicide and the cause of death to be dehydration and malnutrition complicating dementia and non-prescribed Amitriptyline and Perphenazine administration.

An investigation was conducted by Detective Gallagher which resulted in an arrest warrant being issued for Michael O’Connell.

O’Connell was charged with: Abuse in the First Degree

O’Connell was released on a PTA and will appear in Milford Court on June 30, 2020

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Submitted by Milford, CT

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