Husband Of 400-Pound Woman Charged With Abuse In Her Death

The husband of a 400-pound Detroit-area woman has been charged with abuse after her recent death, Fox 2 Detroit reports.

Authorities are accusing Michael Brooks of ignoring Yolanda Reese-Brooks and allowing her to fester in a bed surrounded by her own waste. The 40-year-old Warren woman died of morbid obesity and other injuries last week.

The prosecutor's office says Brooks was his wife's primary caretaker after she sustained a crushed pelvis and ruptured bladder in a 2011 auto wreck. She was extracted from their apartment by an emergency crew wearing protective gear.