Reno Woman Faces 16 Years For Elder Abuse

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An elder abuse case ends with a Reno woman sentenced to more than 16 years in prison for battering her grandmother. The charges stemmed from a February, 2016 domestic abuse case investigated by Reno Police. The victim in the case was 84 years old at the time, and suffered significant injuries at the hands of her granddaughter. 27 year old Kaylynn Marie Ott of Reno was charged with one count of Battery by Strangulation of an Elderly Person, one count of Elder Abuse Causing Substantial Bodily Harm and one count of Battery with a Deadly Weapon on an Elderly Person. Due to the victim’s age, two of the crimes carried an additional consecutive penalty range of 1 to 20 years in prison.