A man was charged with murder after his mother’s body was found stuffed in a box in her Brooklyn apartment, the NYPD said.
The body of Shirley Awer, 67, was discovered by a social worker who visited the East Flatbush apartment Friday afternoon, police said.
Awer’s son, David Drummond, was taken into custody after allegedly admitting he hit her, police and law enforcement sources previously told The Post.
David Drummond at his arraignment in Brooklyn criminal court on November 4, 2023. William Miller
Drummond is accused of murdering his mother Shirley Awer. William Miller
The body of Shirley Awer, 67, was discovered by a social worker who visited the Flatbush apartment Friday afternoon. Peter Gerber
A police officer guards the crime scene in Brooklyn. Peter Gerber
The East Flatbush apartment building where a woman was found dead in a box. Michael DaltonDrummond, 30, suffers from schizophrenia. The cause of the woman’s death has not yet been determined.
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