A 55-year-old woman is accused of abusing her elderly stepmother in Orange County, according to deputies.

The Orange County Sheriff’s Office said Sheryl Pyle was arrested after deputies responded to her home on Abberton Road for a well-being check. Investigators said the victim, who lived at the home, was found with contusions on her eye, chin and cheek.

According to arrest records, the call began after someone overheard Pyle’s boyfriend threatening another person’s life. Deputies said as the victim was taken to the hospital, she eventually disclosed that she had been beaten by both Pyle and her boyfriend, who both moved into the victim's home shortly after the victim’s husband died.

Records allege that Pyle kicked the woman in the ribs. Investigators also said the couple at times took

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