Caregiver Charged With Murder

A Cedar Bluff, Virginia woman is facing a felony murder charge after her step-father died due to wounds allegedly suffered in her care, according to county officials. According to a release from Tazewell County Commonwealth’s Attorney Christopher Plaster, Christine Kaye Meadows, 54, is charged with one count of felony murder after a May, 2022 incident. A report says her step father was found with bedsores and sepsis. After he called seeking help for pain he died the next month in a nearby hospital.