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Florida Man Charged With First-Degree Murder in Beating Death of His Mother
Just the facts
Deputies with the Polk County Sheriff's Office arrested 21-year-old Gibson Nash after discovering his mother, 56-year-old nurse Margaret Chu Dufour, dead inside her Florida home. Investigators connected Nash to the scene after he allegedly fled multiple traffic crashes in Dufour's blue BMW SUV before being found unconscious. Upon entering the residence during a welfare check, officers located Dufour suffering from severe injuries. Medical examiners determined the cause of death to be blunt force trauma and strangulation. Nash was remanded to the Polk County jail without bond on charges of first-degree murder and leaving the scene of a crash.
Why this is news
Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd announced that 21-year-old Gibson Nash was charged with first-degree murder following the death of his mother, 56-year-old Margaret Chu Dufour. Law enforcement officers discovered Dufour deceased inside her home while investigating a series of traffic collisions involving her vehicle.
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