South County Woman Indicted on Murder, Elder Abuse in Grandmother's Stomping Death

Rachel Armstrong told St. Louis County Police she tried to beat a demon out of the elderly woman.

South County Woman Indicted on Murder Charge in Grandmother's Stomping Death

Rachel Armstrong told St. Louis County Police she tried to beat a demon out of the elderly woman.

A South County woman, who police say killed her grandmother by stomping on the elderly woman, was indicted for second-degree murder and first-degree elder abuse. A St. Louis County grand jury handed down the decision Wednesday to hold her over for trial.  Rachel Armstrong, 37, of the 10000 block of Golf Crest in South County’s Sappington area, told St. Louis County Police she threw down her 92-year-old grandmother and stomped on her Nov. 12 because she believed she was a demon. The elderly woman suffered eight broken ribs and two broken arms. She died Dec. 2 as a result of her injuries, St. Louis County Police said. Armstrong is being held in St. Louis County jail. Bail was set at $250,000.   For more crime information on Sunset Hills-…

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Woman Who Killed Grandmother Might Face Upgraded Charges

The case is now set for the Grand Jury at which time the additional information will be presented and upgraded charges will be considered.

Updated 2:43 pm with additional information from St. Louis County prosecuting attorney's office. St. Louis County Police have requested upgraded charges against Rachel Armstrong after her grandmother died following Armstrong's attack. Armstrong, 37, of the 10000 block of Golf Crest in South County, was previously charged with first-degree elder abuse after throwing down her grandmother and stomping on her, breaking both her arms and eight ribs on Nov. 12. Armstrong told police she believed her grandmother was a demon and confessed to the attack. The police presented additional information to the county prosecuting attorney on Tuesday after Armstrong’s 92-year-old grandmother died of her injuries. The prosecuting attorney is waiting for the…

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Update: South County Woman Attacks Grandmother She Thought Was a Demon

The 92-year-old woman suffered two broken arms and eight broken ribs, according to a St. Louis County Police report.

Updated: South County Woman Attacks Grandmother She Thought Was a Demon

The 92-year-old woman suffered two broken arms and eight broken ribs, according to a St. Louis County Police report.

A South St. Louis County woman is accused of throwing down her 92-year-old grandmother and stomping on her, breaking both her arms and eight ribs Nov. 12. Rachel Armstrong, 37, of the 10000 block of Golf Crest in South County's Sappington area, was charged Thursday with first-degree elder abuse. St. Louis County Police said Armstrong admitted to throwing down her grandmother and stomping on the woman Nov. 12, also in the 10000 block of Golf Crest. Armstrong told police she believed her grandmother was a demon, according to a report from KMOV. Armstrong was being held Tuesday in St. Louis County jail. Bail was set at $75,000, cash only.   For more crime information on Sunset Hills-Crestwood Patch, see the following articles:

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