Man, 23, arrested in connection to homicide of his 82-year-old Vermont neighbor | EUROtoday

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A 23-year-old man faces a homicide cost after police discovered his 82-year-old neighbor useless.

Darren Martell was charged on Thursday with aggravated homicide in connection to the killing of Roberta Martin, in accordance with NECN. Martell had been residing subsequent door to the sufferer in Enosburgh, Vermont.

Family reported Martin lacking on July 17 after they went to her residence to test on her, and she or he was not there.

Vermont State Police stated Sunday that troopers discovered human stays within the woods close to Martin’s residence. An post-mortem confirmed they had been the 82-year-old lady, in accordance with the report.

Police have but to element how the lady died.

According to the Saint Albans Messengerauthorities imagine Martell broke into Martin’s residence and sexually assaulted the sufferer earlier than killing her.

When her household arrived on the residence, they discovered the air con pulled out from the window and nonetheless working.

Martell was charged on Thursday whereas being held in jail. He had been in custody since Monday when he was arrested on a cost of lewd and lascivious conduct after police reportedly discovered him touching himself alongside the sting of a strolling path close to a faculty, in accordance with NECN.

If convicted, Martell faces life in jail.