California man arrested for allegedly beating grandmother to death
12/16/2021 1:15 pm PST
EL MONTE, Calif. (TCD) -- A 31-year-old is accused of beating his 87-year-old grandmother to death after she was found during a welfare check Tuesday.
According to a statement from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, El Monte Police Department officers were called Tuesday at around 11 p.m. to conduct a welfare check on the 11300 block of Cedar Circle. When officers arrived, they reportedly found the victim "suffering from significant trauma to the upper body."
She was transported to a nearby hospital and pronounced dead. Her identity has not yet been released.
El Monte Police reportedly obtained information that made the victim’s grandson a potential suspect. He was taken into custody and subsequently charged with murder, the Sheriff’s Department said.
KTLA-TV identified the suspect as Charles L. Parsons. Lt. Charles Calderaro with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department told KTLA they believe Parsons fatally injured his grandmother with his "hands and feet."
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