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Daughter sentenced to 2-30 years prison for mother's death, elder abuse

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SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Sept. 8, 2026 (Gephardt Daily) A Third District judge has sentenced 54-year-old Lori Meers to 2 to 30 years in prison for intentional aggravated abuse of a vulnerable adult and for manslaughter, related to the death of her 77-year-old mother, W.P., in Cottonwood Heights.

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Sept. 8, 2026 (Gephardt Daily) A Third District judge has sentenced 54-year-old Lori Meers to 2 to 30 years in prison for intentional aggravated abuse of a vulnerable adult and for manslaughter, related to the death of her 77-year-old mother, W.P., in Cottonwood Heights.

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