Taylor County Woman Charged With Abuse of Incapacitated Adult
Matha Dambaugh, 57, faces a charge of abuse of an incapacitated adult after deputies said surveillance video captured her hitting an 83-year-old woman eight times, according to wajr.com.
3 reports on this incident · first at Sep 2, 2026, 3:00 a.m. ET
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Sep 2, 2026, 3:07 a.m. ET
Taylor County Woman Charged with Abuse of Incapacitated Adult
Matha Dambaugh, 57, has been charged with abuse of an incapacitated adult, according to wajr.com. The charge stems from an incident in which deputies said Dambaugh was babysitting a child in the home of an 83-year-old incapacitated woman and surveillance video captured her hitting the woman eight times.
The case is at the charging stage and has not been resolved. Dambaugh has not been tried or convicted, and she is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law. The report did not specify the date of the incident or the court where the charge was filed.
Sep 2, 2026, 3:00 a.m. ETFirst report
Taylor County Woman Charged with Abuse of Incapacitated Adult
A Taylor County woman has been charged with abuse of an incapacitated adult, according to wajr.com. Matha Dambaugh, 57, was charged after deputies said she was babysitting a child in the home of an 83-year-old incapacitated adult female and that surveillance video captured Dambaugh hitting the woman eight times, wajr.com reported.
The charges are allegations, and Dambaugh is presumed innocent until proven guilty. The case is at the charging stage and has not been decided in court.
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