Mary K. Brown, 38, reportedly told co-workers that she wanted to display the severed foot, which was black from frostbite, next to a sign that read: “Put on your boots, kids,” the Washington Post reports . Court documents obtained by NBC allege that Brown removed the frozen right foot of a 62-year-old patient on May 27. Last week he was charged with elder abuse and mayhem by local authorities.

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The victim was admitted to Spring Valley Health and Rehabilitation Center in Spring Valley, Wisc., in March, the Post reports, citing an arrest affidavit. He had suffered a fall in his house, while at the same time his house lost heat. He arrived at the facility with very cold feet – other staff at the nursing home described them as ‘mummy black’. Story continues below ad In the criminal complaint, the center’s director of nursing said that a few days before the amputation the leg “was dead, smelled bad, and held by a tendon.” Brown allegedly amputated the leg with the help of two other nurses who have not been identified. A pair of scissors with gauze was used to cut the tendon, the complaint said, and the leg was placed in a freezer bag. Current trend

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The man, who was in poor health beyond his legs, died several days later, WEAU reports, and an autopsy was performed after the Pierce County Medical Examiner noticed the man’s leg was detached and lying next to him at the funeral home. . According to the criminal complaint, some of the witnesses said the man did not appear to be in any trouble when the leg was removed, but others said he “turned around” and grabbed one of the nurse’s arms very tightly. Story continues below ad The affidavit states that Brown had requested permission to amputate the leg, but facility management said no, believing the man was going to die within hours. That prompted Brown to proceed with the amputation because she “believed it was the right thing to do,” according to the affidavit.

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Both nurse’s aides told a sheriff’s investigator that Brown then began talking about taking the paw to her family’s taxidermy shop, the Post reports. One of the nurses said Brown wanted to take the leg home and preserve it with epoxy. “She thought it was strange that Brown wanted to bronze the leg,” the investigator wrote in the report. The affidavit states that Brown told the investigator she was responsible for the amputation, even though neither the patient nor her bosses asked her to remove the leg. She also admitted that the procedure was beyond her duties as a nurse. “He stated that he was trying to improve his quality of life,” the investigator wrote in the report. “When she thinks of herself in his situation, she would like to erase it.” © 2022 Global News, a division of Corus Entertainment Inc.