Interesting that the death was thought to be an “unattended death” (ie natural causes, a fall etc.) at first, was progressed to a homicide investigation and the girls’ excuse via their father is that a white man beat this poor innocent lady to death with an axe.
Could someone beaten with an axe possibly be misconstrued as having died of a fall when there would likely be impact wounds etc. that wouldn’t match up with an axe strike, particularly one supposedly perpetrated by “a white male” who would have the ability to swing the weapon with at least some force? Even a strike with the blunt side of an axe would leave an impact point dissimilar to hitting a flat surface such as a floor.
The only thing I could think of would be misidentifying an axe wound as an impact point from a sharp counter edge/corner etc.
Will be interested to hear more details, but what a horrible situation all around.
Original report that mentioned the killing progressing from an “unattended death” to homicide investigation
- Police: Woman dead in Augusta homicide
