The body of an elderly woman was found inside a box inside her Brooklyn apartment Friday — and her son was taken into custody after allegedly admitting he hit her, police and law enforcement sources said.
A social worker made the grisly discovery while making a home visit around 12:15 p.m. at a Linden Boulevard apartment off Rogers Avenue in East Flatbush, according to cops and the sources.
The 67-year-old woman was found dead “in a box,” the NYPD said.
A social worker discovered the body of an elderly woman in a box at 12:15 p.m. Friday. Peter Gerber
The woman’s body was found in a box at 179 Linden Boulevard in Brooklyn. Google Maps
The woman’s son was taken into custody following the discovery. Peter Gerber
The apartment is off Rogers Avenue in East Flatbush. Peter GerberThe son — who suffers from schizophrenia — allegedly admitted to hitting his mother and was taken into custody, according to sources.
The cause of the woman’s death has not yet been determined.
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