Florida man decapitated mom with ax on New Year’s Eve: sheriff
Christian Gomez, 23, left his mom's headless body near garbage cans outside their Oldsmar home Wednesday after she asked him to put some boxes away, authorities said.
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
Thursday, January 1, 2015, 4:32 PM
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PINELLAS COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICEChristian Gomez, 23, used an ax to cut off his mother's head on New Year's Eve, authorities said.
A Florida man is accused of decapitating his mother with an ax on New Year's Eve because she asked him to put some boxes away, authorities said.
Christian Gomez, 23, flashed a toothy grin while being booked for first-degree murder Wednesday after his brother called 911 to report the gruesome scene at the house near Tampa around 7:20 p.m., authorities said.
There, outside the family's Oldsmar home, Pinellas County deputies found the body of 48-year-old Maria Suarez-Cassagne near some garbage cans. The murder weapon was also recovered, they said.
Gomez had already fled the scene but was found a few blocks away when a 911 call came in about a "suspicious person riding a bicycle in the area," said the sheriff's office.
After a brief foot chase he was arrested and allegedly admitted to the crime during an interview with detectives, revealing that he had plotted out his mother's death for two days, Sheriff Bob Gualtieri told WFTS.
FACEBOOKMaria Suarez-Cassagne's headless body was found near garbage cans outside her family's Oldsmar, Fla., home Wednesday evening.
Gualtieri also said Gomez has a history of mental illness.
Jailhouse records show he was arrested in 2009 for resisting an officer without violence and disorderly conduct. He was arrested again in March for loitering and prowling.
Gomez's brother, who met officers outside the home, was found unharmed.
