Oh, sorry - maggots did (probably). It's so easy to confuse the two.
“The maggots may have helped keep (the woman) alive due to the fact that they were eating the rotting skin that was infected and helping to slow the infection,” King County Sheriff's Det. Marylisa Priebe-Olson said in court papers, recounting a statement from a paramedic.
The doting daughter's in jail, but claims it's all just a misunderstanding. The old lady was pretty hefty, after all. On the other hand, the daughter's not exactly pageant material, either.