Police say a northwest Georgia man killed his grandmother by stuffing her in a freezer whereas she was nonetheless aliveByThe Related PressApril 16, 2022, 5:05 PM• 2 min learnShare to FbShare to TwitterE-mail this textARMUCHEE, Ga. -- Police say a northwest Georgia man killed his grandmother by stuffing her in a freezer whereas she was …
Police say a northwest Georgia man killed his grandmother by stuffing her in a freezer whereas she was nonetheless alive
ARMUCHEE, Ga. — Police say a northwest Georgia man killed his grandmother by stuffing her in a freezer whereas she was nonetheless alive.
Floyd County Police found the physique of Doris Cumming, 82, late Thursday within the Armuchee house she shared together with her grandson, 29-year-old Robert Keith Tincher III.
Tincher was charged with homicide, aggravated battery and concealing the loss of life of one other. He stays jailed in Rome. It is unclear if he has a lawyer who might touch upon his behalf.
Police mentioned Cumming’s household believed she had moved out of state, however grew involved after not listening to from her and reported she is perhaps lacking.
Police mentioned they imagine that Cumming was injured in a fall in December and that as an alternative of getting her medical consideration, Tincher dragged her by way of house. Prison prices say Tincher “heard and noticed quite a few bones break.” He then wrapped her in plastic baggage and positioned her in a big freezer, with the costs saying Tincher “acknowledged her again broke going into the freezer.” Fees say there was “no altercation or provocation” main as much as the acts.
“From what we decided, on the time, he believed she was nonetheless respiration and had some motion on the time she was going into the freezer,” mentioned Floyd County Investigator Brittany Werner advised WAGA-TV.
Tincher continued residing within the house with the physique contained in the freezer for months, however moved it to a storage unit in March, fearing Cumming’s physique is perhaps discovered.
Werner mentioned Tincher advised police he didn’t name 911 as a result of he was wished for arrest due to terroristic threats made in 2018 towards his spouse.
Tincher additionally advised investigators how a lot he liked his grandmother.
“He mentioned she was the one member of the family that gave him the courtesy and love and a focus he wanted,” mentioned Werner.
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is conducting an post-mortem to find out Cumming’s trigger and time of loss of life.
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This story corrects that suspect’s final title is Tincher, not Fincher.
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