Daughter Arrested For Death Of Her Elderly Mother In Forsyth

FORSYTH COUNTY, GA — A recent investigation found that a local woman was responsible for the death of her mother due to elderly neglect.

On December 6, 2018, the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office responded to a home on Bridle Drive in North Forsyth county after a third-party caller expressed concern for the well-being of Amalia Ramirez, 54. When Deputies arrived, they located Amalia’s mother deceased in a bedroom of the residence. The mother was identified as Himilice Ramirez, 83. The deputies noted a foul smell coming from the bedroom where her mother was located.

The investigation would reveal that Amalia was her mother’s only caregiver and that the two had been living together in the residence for approximately four years.

Himilice was transported to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation for an autopsy.

Amalia was initially arrested for elderly neglect and exploitation/intimidation of the elderly. She was booked into the Forsyth County Jail on December 6, 2018. She was released from custody after she posted a bond of $11,240 on December 29, 2018.

Once the autopsy was completed recently by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, the manner of death was determined to be homicide by neglect. On April 30, the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office obtained a warrant for felony murder for Amalia related to the death of her mother.

Amalia was arrested without incident on May 7 by the Chamblee Police Department. Amalia is currently in the Forsyth County Jail with no bond.

Forsyth Sheriff Ron Freeman posted a statement on Facebook:

Some criminal cases seem more horrendous than others, this is one of those cases. After receiving a final medical examiner's report, FCSO issued an arrest warrant for murder for Amalia Ramirez, inexplicably the daughter of the victim. FCSO fugitive units spent several days attempting to locate Ramirez both within Forsyth County and abroad. We enlisted the help of the metro-fugitive squad where we have a deputy sheriff assigned and entered the suspect and her vehicle's information into the state database as a wanted person.

The Chamblee Police Department received an alert from their automated license plate reader systems that Ramirez's vehicle had been seen travelling in their city and immediately responded units to locate the wanted vehicle. They ultimately took Ramirez into custody without incident. Kudos to the Chamblee Police Department for helping us bring this suspect into custody. The case is now in the hands of the Forsyth County District Attorney's Office for review and prosecution.