Victoria Williams (Miami-Dade County Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation).
A 61-year-old Florida woman is behind bars after she allegedly grabbed a cane and hair vitalizer jar and beat her stepfather to death.
Court records show Victoria Delisa Williams stands accused of second-degree murder in the death of her stepfather, who has not been publicly identified. She was booked in the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center in Miami-Dade County on Wednesday and remains there without bond.
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The incident in question occurred around 2 p.m. on Feb. 4 at a home in the 15000 block of Northwest 32nd Place in Miami Gardens, according to a probable cause arrest affidavit obtained by local ABC affiliate WPLG and Fox affiliate WSVN. It was Williams who called 911, saying her stepfather had “nearly bitten her finger off.” She reportedly failed to mention that the victim was unconscious and in need of medical attention.
When officers arrived on scene, they found the man unresponsive in the living room with severe injuries to his forehead, the affidavit reportedly said. Williams had blood on her clothes. She allegedly told cops that she was visiting her mother and stepfather when he told her to leave. A fight broke out and Williams and the victim wrestled on the floor, the affidavit reportedly said. Williams alleged that her stepfather bit her on the leg and finger.
She never mentioned any weapons involved in the fight, cops said. Paramedics rushed the victim to the hospital where doctors pronounced him dead.
Williams claimed the victim was the aggressor and she acted in self-defense. She allegedly told cops her stepfather wouldn’t let her see her mother and “never treated her fairly.” But as cops investigated further, they determined her story did not add up.
Detectives reportedly found blood throughout the home and recovered a bloodied metal cane and hair vitalizer jar. A medical examiner determined that the cane and jar were indeed the alleged murder weapons, police said. His death was ruled a homicide from blunt force trauma. Cops also reportedly collected Williams’ purse which contained more than $600 cash, along with credit cards that belonged to her mother and stepfather.
Williams’ next court date is scheduled for March 26.
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