ANACORTES, Wash. (AP) - Authorities say a 64-year-old woman has been arrested after the body of an elderly man was found at a home northwest of Seattle near Anacortes.
The Skagit Valley Herald reports (https://goo.gl/5J4vFj ) deputies were called to the home Tuesday for a welfare check on an 84-year-old man who the caller said had not been seen in about a week.
Skagit County sheriff’s deputies found the man’s body. Later Tuesday, the woman, who also lives at the home, was taken into custody.
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The woman appeared in court Wednesday, where a judge found probable cause to hold her in jail. Prosecutors have until Friday afternoon to file charges.
She is being held on $250,000 bail.
An investigation is ongoing.
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Information from: Skagit Valley Herald, https://www.skagitvalleyherald.com
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