A Polo woman charged with felony involuntary manslaughter—second degree after her mother’s death had her case bound over to Division One of Caldwell County Circuit Court March 18th.
Forty-two-year-old Rachel Nichols is scheduled for arraignment on April 13th.
A probable cause affidavit from Sergeant Tony Kirkendoll of the Caldwell County Sheriff’s Office says an autopsy of Nichol’s mother, 66-year-old Glenda Lana of Polo, determined the mother died in November 2019 due to malnutrition and being abnormally thin or weak. Lana had a bodyweight of 26 pounds and a height of 66 inches.
Kirkendoll reports Nichols accepted sole responsibility for the care, custody, and control of her mother and was the primary caretaker in her home.
