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Elder Abuse

Tuesday, January 8, 2013

South County Woman Indicted on Charge of Murdering Her Grandmother

The woman told St. Louis County Police she believed the elderly woman had a demon and she tried to beat it out of her.

A South County woman, who police say killed her grandmother by stomping on the elderly woman, was indicted for second-degree murder and first-degree elder abuse. A St. Louis County grand jury handed down the decision Wednesday to hold her over for trial. Rachel Armstrong, 37, of the 10000 block of Golf Crest in South County’s Sappington area, told St. Louis County Police she threw down her 92-year-old grandmother and stomped on her Nov. 12 because she believed she was a demon. The elderly woman suffered eight broken ribs and two broken arms. She died Dec. 2 as a result of her injuries, St. Louis County Police said. Armstrong is being held in St. Louis County jail. Bail was set at $250,000. For more crime information on Mehlville-Oakville …

Christine zehnle

1:17 am on Tuesday, May 14, 2013

really ? This murderous society deserves every criminal it gets   more ›

Friday, November 30, 2012

Updated: South County Woman Attacks Grandmother She Thought Was a Demon

The 92-year-old Sappington woman suffered two broken arms and eight broken ribs, according to a St. Louis County Police report.

A South St. Louis County woman is accused of throwing down her 92-year-old grandmother and stomping on her, breaking both her arms and eight ribs Nov. 12. Rachel Armstrong, 37, of the 10000 block of Golf Crest in South County's Sappington area, was charged Thursday with first-degree elder abuse. St. Louis County Police said Armstrong admitted to throwing down her grandmother and stomping on the woman Nov. 12, also in the 10000 block of Golf Crest. Armstrong told police she believed her grandmother was a demon, according to a report from KMOV. Armstrong was being held Tuesday in St. Louis County jail. Bail was set at $75,000, cash only.

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