Davie Man Charged With Murder In Mother's Death
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FT LAUDERDALE (CBSMiami) - A Davie has been arrested and charged with murder in the death of his mother.
On Tuesday, November 4th, Davie police received a call from William Burns that his mother was dead in her home at 7780 NW 41st Street. Burns said his brother Richard reportedly found the body a day earlier but didn't call the police.
When an officer arrived at the home he found the blanket covered body of 81-year old Patricia Burns lying on the kitchen floor. He noted that she had two black eyes, a round indentation on her left temple and a cut above her left eye.
Richard Burns, who was at home, was wearing a white t-shirt, white underwear and white tube socks. The officers noticed that the underwear had several blood covered stains.
As Burns was taken to police headquarters for questioning, officers searched the home and found two garbage bags with bloody clothes hidden in the attic, according to his arrest affidavit.
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William Burns, who lives in Hutchinson Island, told police he got a disturbing call from his mother on November 2nd and called 911 to report a domestic disturbance. Patricia Burns reportedly told her son that she and Richard had gotten in a 'verbal argument'. During the fight, Richard told her that he "wished she was dead" and that he was going to "get AIDS and spit on her," according to the arrest report. Richard Burns also reportedly ripped the phone off the wall.
The following day, William Burns called police and asked them to do a welfare check. The officer sent to the home reported there was no answer when they went to the door. Later that day, William spoke to Richard over the phone who said their mother was dead and "been so since the previous night," according to the report.
Richard Williams told investigators that he had gone out the night of November 3rd and when he came home he found his mother dead in the kitchen. He said he noticed a sliding glass door had been opened. Richard reportedly changed clothes and checked his mother for a pulse, according to police. After he couldn't find one he covered her with a red table-cloth. Williams said he then went to his room and went to sleep.
Williams reportedly swore that he didn't touch the body or the blood around it but couldn't explain the blood stains on his underwear.
Williams reportedly told police that he didn't call them right away because he wanted his brother to make the call. As for the bag of bloody clothes discovered in the attic, Williams reportedly told police that someone may have worn the clothes to frame him.
"That is my story and I am sticking to it," Williams told detectives, according to the report. " What happened between me and my mom is between us and I am not changing my story."
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