63-Year-Old Texas Mother Brutally Stabbed to Death by Her Son

A 63-year-old mother from Lubbock, Texas was brutally killed by her son in her front yard.

RESPONDING TO A DOMESTIC DISTURBANCE

Central Lubbock police pulled up to a home in response to a domestic disturbance call. When police arrived they found 24-year-old Peter Martinelli standing in the driveway.

FINDING A BODY IN THE BACKYARD

Martinelli took off and ran towards an alley then returned inside the home. As police secured the home, they discovered 63-year-old Brigitte Curtis dead on the ground in her backyard.According to investigators, Martinelli was the son of Curtis; he attacked his mother in the front yard and began stabbing her multiple times.

Martinelli was arrested, charged with murder, and given a half-a-million-dollar bond. 

TEXAS MOTHER TRAGICALLY KILLED DURING WRECK

Earlier this year another mother was killed in Texas, however this time it was right in front of her young child.

Micole Cromer from Dallas, Texas was driving down South Central Expressway with her 6-month-old when tragedy struck. A tractor-trailer was driving nearby when unexpectedly one of its tires malfunctioned. Suddenly, two tires popped off and flew into traffic.  

TIRE COLLIDES HEAD-ON WITH VEHICLE

One of the tires rolled over the concrete divider on the highway and struck Comer's SUV. The tire hit Cromer's vehicle head-on and continued to roll and strike a second vehicle. 

Cromer was killed by the collision while her 6-month-old remained strapped into the car seat in the back. The baby was taken to the hospital out of precaution. 

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