Overview

• The mummified remains of Charles Hainsworth, 31, were discovered on May 7 in a Lakeview home filled with trash, vermin, and livestock after repeated neighbor complaints.
• Barbara Hainsworth, 65, a former doctor with a revoked medical license, told police her son had died nine months earlier from medical conditions.
• The Orleans Parish Coroner confirmed the body had been in the home for months, and the property has since been condemned as a public health hazard.
• The Department of Code Enforcement fined Hainsworth $6,125, declared the property a public nuisance, and has demolition plans on standby pending further action.
• Hainsworth was taken for a mental health evaluation, and while no charges have been filed, the investigation remains ongoing.