Sheriff’s officials in Fremont County report two women were arrested Thursday on suspicion of Dependent Adult Abuse. Deputies arrested 54-year-old Tamara Leigh O’Neil, of Shenandoah, and 72-year-old JoAnn Clark, of Hamburg. Both women subsequently posted bond and were released.

Authorities said the women were arrested following an investigation that was initiated by the Iowa Department of Human Services in June 2013, into a Nishna Productions Waiver home located in the 200 block of D Street in Hamburg that involved a 51-year-old female. Officials said the victim’s injuries were so severe that she had to be placed into hospice care.

The Fremont County Sheriff’s Office was assisted by the Iowa Department of Human Services and the Iowa Department of Criminal Investigation.