By The newspaper
04 Nov 2023, 09:12 AM EDT
New York – The 67-year-old woman found dead this Friday inside a box in an apartment in Brooklyn was allegedly murdered by her son.
The identities of the victim and the alleged perpetrator have not been revealed.
However, the New York Post reported that the man, 30, suffers from schizophrenia. He allegedly admitted to killing his mother.
The individual is in the custody of police authorities.
The same media reported that a social worker came across the macabre scene while visiting the home yesterday around 12:15 p.m.
The apartment is located on Linden Boulevard at Rogers Avenue, East Flatbush.
Emergency medical personnel pronounced the elderly woman dead at the scene. Her female had visible signs of trauma to her head.
The cause and manner of death have not yet been established by forensic personnel.
Man kills brother with bowling ball in Bronx
This incident adds to another reported this week in which a man in the Bronx killed his older brother in the home they shared.
According to information provided by the New York Police Department (NYPD), Timothy Dargan, 44, allegedly hit his brother Jason, 41, with a bowling ball; He placed the body in a bag and placed it under a bed.
The crime occurred Thursday in the Concourse Village neighborhood.