The officers found Minnie Lewis in the house suffering from stab wounds. She was transported to the Atrium Medical Center where she was pronounced dead.
A suspect in the stabbing, Mekeshia Lattimore, 44, was located at the residence. Lattimore was arrested, charged with murder and booked into the Middletown City Jail.
According to court records, Lewis was stabbed in the head, face and neck while sitting in her recliner. The residence is equipped with a ramp for use of a person with mobility challenges.
Lewis’ son told detectives he observed “Mekeshia over the top of the victim (her mother) while the victim was sitting in a recliner, her hand and arm moving in a stabbing motion toward the victim,” according to the court complaint filed by detectives.
The son yelled for Lattimore to get away from his mother and “observed blood coming from the victim’s neck,” according to court documents.
Lattimore declined to talk to detectives.
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