A Chester County man stole $30,000 from his elderly father, who “literally drowned in his own bodily fluids” as his son left the Army veteran unattended for two years in a room in his home, the district attorney said.

Sixty-one-year-old Edward O’Brien III, of West Chester, faces multiple charges, including 3rd degree murder, involuntary manslaughter and theft, for the 2013 death of his dad, Edward O’Brien, Jr., according to Chester County District Attorney Tom Hogan. Read more