Georgia Woman Charged With Beating, Strangling Elderly Relative
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Murder
A 52-year-old Georgia woman was arrested Friday and charged with killing a 78-year-old relative in the home they shared in Cobb County. Cobb County police said that Gretchen Lynn Fortney assaulted Martha Fortney at about 5 a.m. and strangled her, according to East Cobb News. According to the arrest warrant, the younger woman allegedly attacked …