What happened: A man accused of stabbing and klling his 77-year-old mother in their west Delray Beach home allegedly called law enforcement to report the klling, then repeated his admission to paramedics and detectives, according to a newly released arrest affidavit.
Background: Alexander Harrington, 50, is charged with first-degree premeditated murder in the death of his mother, Susan Baratto. The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office said Harrington called the Boca Raton Police Department ’s non-emergency dispatch center at 2:03 p.m.
11, identified himself and said he had klled his mother. The call was transferred to PBSO about seven minutes later.
Harrington allegedly told a PBSO dispatcher that he had just murdered his mother with a knife and gave the address of the home in the 5100 block of Monterey Lane. Deputies arrived and found Harrington outside the house, where he was detained, the affidavit said.
Inside the living room, deputies found Baratto on the ground, covered in blood and suffering from multiple stab wounds, according to the affidavit. A black-handled knife was found near her body.
Harrington had a cut to his left arm and was treated at the scene by Palm Beach County Fire Rescue.
The available details are limited to the information verified at publication time. Readers should expect updates as the matter develops.
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Source: official sources including CBS12 News.
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