NJ woman’s death leads to neglect charge for mom

GARWOOD, N.J. — New Jersey authorities say a woman is to blame for years of neglect that led to her adult daughter’s death from malnutrition.

Ermina Errico was booked Thursday on a third-degree neglect charge in the death of 25-year-old Emily Errico. She was released on her own recognizance.

Union County Prosecutor Theodore Romankow says Emily Errico was 97 pounds when she died in 2007 at her parents’ home.

The prosecutor says an investigation revealed her mother controlled the amount of food her daughter ate, forced her to wear trash bags and never allowed to leave the house.

Errico’s attorney did not return a message seeking comment Thursday. A man responding to a knock on the door of the family’s house did not answer questions.