An Augusta woman is dead and her son claims he killed her before setting her house on fire on Wicklow Drive, according to Richmond County authorities.
Authorities were first called to the home for a “white male subject lying partially clothed in the roadway,” according to a press release from Sheriff Richard Roundtree.
“The subject was claiming that he had killed his mother in their residence and then set the house on fire. Entry was made into the residence by the Fire Department where an unknown female was found deceased and the body was partially burned,” the press release said.
The suspect was taken into custody at the scene.
The victim has been identified as 92-year-old Agnes Caviston. An autopsy is scheduled for Monday.
The names of the suspect has not been released. Stay tuned…
