Newton, Iowa siblings charged with abuse in mother's death
Updated: 12:20 PM CST Dec 15, 2020 A Jasper County brother and sister face dependent adult abuse charges after Newton police said their mother was found in “gruesome condition” days before her death.Court documents show 46-year-old Daniel L. Putz and 49-year-old Shelly L. Putz are charged with dependent adult abuse – reckless serious injury in the case.According to police, paramedics were called on July 20 to the home of an ill 76-year-old woman. Court documents show it was reported that she had cancer, a facial wound and a swelling arm. Police said Daniel Putz, the woman’s ...