A 98-year-old Massachusetts woman has been charged with second-degree murder for allegedly suffocating her 100-year-old nursing home room-mate.
Laura Lundquist is accused of killing Elizabeth Barrow, who was found dead in her room in Dartmouth in September with a plastic bag over her head.
Police initially thought Ms Barrow had killed herself but a medical examiner declared it murder after a post-mortem indicated she had been strangled.
Ms Lundquist had frequently complained that her room-mate had too many visitors, according to Mrs Barrow's son.
"We're devastated," Scott Barrow told a local TV station.
"My mother was well-loved. She loved everyone at the nursing home.
"She had a daily routine where she would go up and down the hallway and hug people who weren't as fortunate as she."
A state judge ordered Ms Lundquist to a local hospital where doctors will evaluate her competency before she is arraigned, according to local media.
She is believed to be the oldest murder defendant in the history of Massachusetts.
However, her case may never get to court because of her mental condition.
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