Teen faces aggravated murder charge in death of woman, 98
A 17-year-old boy has been charged in Juvenile Court with aggravated murder in the death of a 98-year-old woman found by police inside a closet at her northeast Ohio home.
WADSWORTH, Ohio (AP) - A 17-year-old boy has been charged in Juvenile Court with aggravated murder in the death of a 98-year-old woman found by police inside a closet at her northeast Ohio home.
The teen also was charged Tuesday in Medina County with aggravated burglary and abuse of a corpse in the death of Margaret Douglas.
Her body was found April 9 after a relative asked police to check on her welfare. She had not been heard from since April 3.
Wadsworth Police Chief Randy Reinke has said preliminary autopsy findings indicate that Douglas was strangled.
The teen was arrested Monday after investigators found Douglas' wallet inside his family's home in Wadsworth. Reinke says the teen is a junior at Wadsworth High School.
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