An 83-year-old woman with dementia, Shelba Catterton, dies months after an incident in which her family says she was attacked by fire ants while in the care of a nursing facility in Charleston, South Carolina. The family alleges the attack occurred outside the home where she lived, at Harmony at West Ashley, and that she could not speak due to her condition.
According to the reports, Catterton was found after the July incident and later died earlier this month. The coverage focuses on the family’s claim that the circumstances of her death involve inadequate protection or supervision while she was under nursing home care. While the details are described by the family through the outlet’s reporting, the sources provided do not include a direct response from the nursing home or official findings.
Overall, the accounts align on the reported victim, location, and timing: a July attack outside Harmony at West Ashley, followed by her death earlier this month. The main difference across outlets is the emphasis and description of the alleged cause and the “under care” framing.
