A New Jersey man is accused of beating his mom unconscious with a landscaping rock.
On Monday, Evesham Police responded to a house on Woodlake Drive in Marlton, New Jersey, for a reported assault. After they arrived they discovered an unconscious 75-year-old girl affected by extreme head accidents.
The lady was taken to Cooper College Hospital the place she was positioned in crucial however steady situation. She stays unconscious on the hospital.
Investigators decided the lady had been overwhelmed with a landscaping rock and recognized her son, 43-year-old Lawrence Kim, of Marlton, New Jersey, as her attacker.
“Initially we didn’t know where he was. The witness last saw him on foot. So we were checking the area to see if we could locate a suspect,” Evesham Police Chief Walter Miller mentioned. “Through the investigation we determined that there was potentially a vehicle that could’ve been accessible to him that was missing. So we investigated that end which ultimately led us to Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania.”
Police discovered and arrested Kim in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. He’s charged with aggravated assault, possession of a weapon and possession of a weapon for an illegal goal. He’s awaiting extradition again to New Jersey and is at present being held in Pennsylvania on $25,000 bail.
Police nonetheless haven’t decided a motive behind the assault and hope to interview the lady when she regains consciousness.
“But if anybody’s living in a situation that they’re fearful of violence or fearful of the potential of violence in their home, I would ask them to come in,” Chief Miller mentioned. “We have resources available here through restraining orders. Through protection orders that will protect the victim.”
Whereas Kim is in custody, the investigation is ongoing. Anybody with info on the incident ought to name Evesham Police at 856-983-1116.
In case you or somebody you realize is experiencing home violence, contact the Nationwide Home Violence Hotline by calling 1-800-799-SAFE (7233), visiting www.thehotline.org or texting LOVEIS to 22522.