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Kasem, 82, suffers from Lewy body dementia, which causes progressive mental decline, and has an infected bedsore. Jean Kasem, Kasem’s wife, took him from a medical facility in California to Washington state in May without permitting other family members to see him. After a court battle, Kerri Kasem, the radio personality’s daughter from another marriage, was named temporary conservator — legal status not unlike a guardian — of her father. She moved him to a hospital on June 1 — and her stepmother threw meat at her when she did.

“In the name of King David, I threw a piece of raw meat into the street in exchange for my husband to the wild rabid dogs,” Jean Kasem said after the incident, citing a King James Bible verse.

The radio personality’s condition continued to decline, and a court approved the decision to withhold care.