Gruesome details emerged when a Yucaipa couple was cuffed and accused of barbaric acts against an elderly woman, police disclosed. Alfredo Benavidez and Jetta Raynor, the supposed caretakers turned tormentors, face a litany of charges including torture, assault with a deadly weapon, elder abuse, and criminal threats, as authorities unravel the chain of events leading up to their arrest.

It was the morning of April 20th, when deputies, summoned to a home on Yucaipa Boulevard for a welfare check, stumbled upon a scene harkening back to darker ages; they found an elderly woman, immobile and bedridden, in a haunting tableau of neglect and violence, the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department reported. Her phone had been snatched away, threats issued like daggers, her skin met with blows, and in a harrowing climax, an attempt made to set her alight.

In response to the grim discovery, the Yucaipa Sheriff's Station spearheaded a search of the premises, amassing evidence tethered to the allegations thrown against Benavidez and Raynor. Post investigation, the duo was taken to Central Detention Center in San Bernardino, a grim stone away from the setting of their alleged crimes.

The exact relationship between the accused and the victim remains confidential, though it is known that both Benavidez and Raynor shared a residence with the unnamed victims. The Yucaipa Sheriff's Department, has initiated a broader inquiry into their conduct. While the motive behind the abuse remains shrouded, the implications of the act reveal the unsuspected depths of cruelty that can lurk behind closed doors. As the investigation forges ahead, those with knowledge are implored to come forth. Detective Swanson and Deputy Bremer, leading the charge, have opened channels for tips at (909) 918-2305, with the promise of confidentiality for those who opt for the shroud of anonymity provided by the We-Tip Hotline.