New Jersey Woman Charged with Bludgeoning Her Mother to Death
Breanna Beacham, 32, was arrested at the scene and faces multiple charges, including first-degree murder, as investigators probe the motive behind the fatal attack.
- Police responded to a report of an assault in progress on Monday at a home in Willingboro Township, New Jersey, where they discovered the body of Kim Beacham-Hanson, 57.
- Kim Beacham-Hanson, a singer-songwriter, was found dead from multiple blunt injuries, which the medical examiner determined to be a homicide.
- Breanna Beacham, the victim’s 32-year-old daughter, was temporarily staying at the residence and was arrested at the scene.
- Beacham has been charged with first-degree murder, third-degree possession of a weapon for unlawful purposes, and fourth-degree unlawful possession of a weapon.
- Authorities are continuing to investigate the motive for the attack as the case is prepared for presentation to a grand jury.