Man who fatally stabbed his 72-year-old mother 47 times after fighting over her Toyota Camry will serve the same amount of years as she was alive

A Maryland antheral who murdered his ain mother aft a combat implicit her car has learned his destiny successful court.

Reginald English, 53, was sentenced Friday to beingness successful situation with each but 72 years suspended. English was convicted of murdering his 72-year-old parent Lorena Royster aft the 2 had a combat implicit the usage of her car. According to courtroom reporting by Washington, D.C.-based NBC affiliate WRC, prosecutors asked the justice for the specific number arsenic a mode to grant the property of the pistillate English killed.

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According to tribunal documents obtained by section Fox affiliate WTTG, constabulary responded to calls for a payment cheque astatine Royster's flat successful Bladensburg, Maryland, connected April 3, 2024, astatine 11 p.m. They recovered Royster with a stab coiled to the cervix and pronounced her dormant astatine the scene. Police besides noted that she had a handcuff connected her wrist.

Twelve hours earlier Royster was found, English was recovered by a constabulary serviceman aft helium jumped into Cox Creek, located astir 40 miles eastbound of his mother's flat wherever helium besides lived astatine the time. English, who was wearing a woman's engagement ring, told constabulary that helium was praying. He was taken to a infirmary for treatment.

Days later, helium was charged with murder.

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English went connected proceedings successful July. According to WRC's courtroom reporting, prosecutors told the tribunal that English "killed his parent implicit the usage of a Toyota Camry." He had besides reportedly argued with his sister implicit the rubric of the car portion helium was successful jailhouse for the murder. English was found guilty connected Aug. 7.

Members of Royster's household spoke to WRC aft the sentencing, including her stepdaughter Audrey Lawrence who said, "For me, 72 years is going to everlastingly beryllium etched successful his brain. I don't attraction wherever helium goes until the time helium leaves this earth, and adjacent erstwhile he's successful the ground, he's astir apt going to retrieve 72."

According to tribunal records, English has appealed his conviction.