Stephanie Pullman didn’t need to die. Though she had a number of health issues, it wasn’t her diabetes or her heart disease that ended up taking her life. It was the actions of her public utility company.
As we all learned from the Phoenix New Times, the 72-year-old woman was behind on her APS bill. Last August, the company informed her they would be disconnecting her electricity. Though she made a partial payment a short time later, APS still cut the power, and several days later, she was found dead.