A Melbourne man who allegedly bought earplugs from Bunnings to block out the sound of his elderly mother screaming at night will stand trial for failing to get her medical help.
Victoria Police will allege the 83-year-old was left to die in putrid conditions on a rotten mattress after suffering a stroke and countless seizures, covered in scabs and wearing a soiled nappy that hadn't been changed in a week.
The man and his partner, who cannot be named for legal reasons, pleaded not guilty to conduct endangering the elderly woman, whose 15-year-old granddaughter found her dead in October 2013.
Police are expected to claim the couple pulled the elderly woman out of her nursing home, presumably to benefit from government carer's allowance.
According to court documents, family members had reported the woman "skipped time" and thought it was 1958, keeping the family awake all night with her screams about someone being in her room.