ARMUCHI, Georgia (AP) – Police say a man from northwest Georgia killed his grandmother by putting her in a freezer while she was still alive.
Floyd County police found the body of 82-year-old Doris Cumming late Thursday at the home of Armucci, which she shared with her grandson, 29-year-old Robert Keith Tincher III.
Tincher is accused of murdering, aggravating and concealing the death of another. He remains in prison in Rome. It is unclear whether he has a lawyer who could comment on his behalf.
Police said Cumming’s family believed she had moved out of the state, but was worried after not hearing from her and said she may have disappeared.
Police said they believed Cumming was injured in a fall in December and that instead of receiving medical treatment, Tincher dragged her home. The criminal charges say Tincher “heard and saw many bones breaking.” He then wrapped her in plastic bags and placed her in a large freezer, with the charges saying that Tincher “admitted that her back was broke when entering the freezer “. The accusations say that there were no “quotes or provocations” that led to the acts.
“From what we found at the time, he believed she was still breathing and moving when she entered the freezer,” Floyd County Investigator Brittany Werner told WAGA-TV.
Tincher continued to live at home with the body in the freezer for months, but moved it to a warehouse in March, fearing that Cumming’s body could be found.
Werner said Tincher told police he did not call 911 because he was wanted for arrest in 2018 because of terrorist threats against his wife.
Tincher also told investigators how much he loved his grandmother.
“He said she was the only member of the family who gave him the courtesy, love and attention he needed,” Werner said.
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is conducting an autopsy to determine the cause and timing of Cumming’s death.
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