A twisted son was busted after he allegedly beat his ailing aged dad and mom, then torched their Massachusetts residence and fled — ignoring their determined cries to “come again” and “assist us.”
Darius Hazard, 44, was hit with homicide and arson prices after police found the lifeless our bodies of his 76-year-old arthritic mom, Enterprise, and his 83-year-old father, Donald, in the lounge of their charred North Adams residence Monday morning, in response to the Berkshire District Legal professional’s Workplace.
Prosecutors mentioned the heartless suspect informed investigators he “snapped” whereas he and his father had been serving to his mom, who suffered from superior arthritis and scoliosis, after she fell round 3 a.m., in response to courtroom paperwork obtained by WNYT.
Hazard then shoved each dad and mom to the ground, hitting them repeatedly, hanging them with varied objects, and even hurling a fan at his father, who begged him to cease, the docs mentioned.
Prosecutors mentioned the alleged killer doused the primary ground in gasoline and set the house ablaze, fleeing as his dad and mom frantically pleaded for him to return and assist them, shouting, “Assist us, we’re in hassle.”
About 4 hours later, neighbors noticed smoke billowing from the Francis Road residence and referred to as police and hearth crews, who found the aged couple lifeless inside.
Each Enterprise and Donald died from smoke inhalation, the Workplace of the Chief Medical Examiner dominated.
Hazard was later present in a Walmart parking zone and brought into custody, prosecutors mentioned.
Shocked group members referred to as the Hazard household longtime pillars of the neighborhood, describing the son’s alleged rampage as unthinkable and out of character.
“Earlier than I knew who it was, I noticed any individual who simply misplaced their entire household for Thanksgiving, I can’t even think about,” native Jamie Lynn King informed Information 10.
“Now figuring out who it was, that simply makes the load of it a lot heavier. I noticed the image that they took this morning when he was in courtroom. That’s not the face of the Darius we all know. He’s clearly very clearly struggling. Everybody is aware of them. Everybody cherished them.”
King added that Hazard additionally had a studying incapacity.
Hazard has pleaded not responsible and stays held with out bail at Berkshire County Home of Correction, the outlet reported.
He’s due again in courtroom on Dec. 29.
