Man charged with murder, assault of grandmother
A Chester County man fatally stabbed his 81-year-old grandmother after trying to sexually assault her and his mother, police said Wednesday.
A Chester County man fatally stabbed his 81-year-old grandmother after trying to sexually assault her and his mother, police said Wednesday.
Kevin Havelow, 23, of Irwin Road in Lower Oxford, was charged with murder and attempted rape after the attack Tuesday, the Chester County District Attorney's Office said.
Havelow, who had been hospitalized last month after he allegedly expressed a desire to harm himself, had been smoking marijuana with a friend Tuesday, police said.
When the pair returned to Havelow's house, Havelow's mother said the friend could not spend the night, according to an affidavit filed in the case. Havelow then assaulted her and tried to rape her, police said.
His sister called 911, and his mother fled to another room. Havelow then went downstairs, police said, and tried to rape his grandmother, the affidavit says. He allegedly assaulted his mother a second time before she escaped and hid with his sister.
Then Havelow stabbed his grandmother 20 times with kitchen knives, killing her, the affidavit says.
Pennsylvania State Police responding to a 911 call found Havelow naked in the kitchen, police said. The grandmother was pronounced dead at the scene.
"We are grateful that the quick response stopped the defendant's actions before anyone else was injured or killed," said Lt. Jeremy Richard of the state police.
According to police, Havelow was unemployed but previously worked at Wal-Mart and Herr Foods Inc. He had enlisted in the Army National Guard but had not completed service.
He graduated from Oxford High School, where he was on the wrestling team, police said.
He is being held in Chester County Prison. A hearing is scheduled for Feb. 1.
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