N.Y. philanthropist is a victim of elder abuse, grandson says
Court battle looms over heiress, 104
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
July 27, 2006
NEW YORK – Brooke Astor, the patron saint of philanthropy and society in New York, is being forced to live her remaining days in wretched, uncharitable conditions, according to court papers filed by her grandson.
Astor, 104, is allegedly being kept inside her dilapidated Park Avenue duplex by her only child, Anthony Marshall – who controls her $45 million fortune, yet refuses to spend money for her care. The stunning blue-blood family feud emerged from court documents obtained by the New York Daily News.
According to court papers, Marshall:
Cut back on everything from her doctor visits to the brand of makeup she uses.
Won't give Astor a hospital bed fitted with rails, even though she has fallen from her bed.
Ordered her aides not to buy certain medicine at the drugstore because a weaker version is available for less on the Internet.
The grandson, Philip Marshall, is seeking to immediately remove his father as legal guardian, and replace him with Annette de la Renta, the wife of fashion designer Oscar de la Renta, and JPMorgan Chase Bank. Philip Marshall charges that his grandmother is a victim of “elder abuse.”
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