Hundreds of maggots crawling over elderly woman's open wounds helped keep her alive after she was neglected and left to rot by adult daughter | Mail Online

Hundreds of maggots crawling over elderly woman's open wounds helped keep her alive after she was neglected and left to rot by adult daughter |

Maggots are being used, in medicine, a lot these days. They only eat dead tissue and therefore are great at clearing dead flesh from a wound. Their use actually speeds up the healing process.